SIMPLE LAWN CARE TIPS FOR THE LAZY.

SOME LAWNS RIVAL THOSE OF THE LARGEST BALL PARKS, WHILE OTHERS BARELY GET MOWED. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION HORTICULTURIST CHRIS ENROTH SAYS IF YARD MAINTENANCE ISN'T YOUR THING, THERE ARE A FEW BASICS TO FOLLOW SO YOU DON'T GET KICKED OUT OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

ENROTH SAYS MOWING TOO SHORT OR REMOVING MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE BLADE REALLY STRESSES THE GRASS. THAT MAY MAKE IT GROW FASTER AND CAUSE MORE WEEDS TO POP UP. 

HE SAYS IF YOU ONLY FERTILIZE ONCE A YEAR, APPLY IT LATE SUMMER TO EARLY FALL.