What goes behind the growing the perfect grass pitch for the FIFA World Cup? NPR's Scott Simon speaks to John Sorochan of the University of Tennessee, the man in charge of delivering these fields.

Q. Why do you recommend that we mow Bermuda grass at two inches or less? It is more attractive to me when it is at least three inches tall.

It’s hard to believe that we’re nearly halfway through the year already, but that means lawn mowing season is in full swing.

A miniature golf birthday party accidentally revealed one of the most effective lawn maintenance tricks. After scalping sections of Bermuda grass to create golf holes, those areas recovered faster and ...

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For the World Cup, FIFA requires a particular kind of pitch: a hybrid of natural and artificial grass. We hear about what it takes to make it.

Grass type and seasonality both have a lot to do with the height to which you should trim your lawn.

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It’s crunch time for homeowners and others who manage warm-season grasses in Kansas. “Turfgrasses should be fertilized when they are actively growing,” said K-State horticulture expert Matt McKernan. ...