Q: Contractors put in a new lawn last fall, and they used straw to cover the seed. The grass came up pretty good, but there's still a fair amount of straw. Should I rake it up? A: Unless there's so ...

SANDPOINT — A federal appeals court panel Thursday rejected claims by health advocates that grass-seed straw is solid waste subject to federal regulation. It was a setback for North Idaho opponents of ...

Is it absolutely necessary to cover a newly seeded lawn with straw? If not, will it become a banquet for birds and squirrels? -- Bud Maddox, Cleveland. There are many reasons why straw is not the best ...

This lawn has been seeded with an all-in-one product that has fertilizer and mulch mixed in with the grass seed. Q: We're about to put down grass seed for a new lawn, and it was recommended to us that ...

Local gardeners are experimenting with straw bales, taking advantage of the internal composting to help their garden grow. As a little boy growing up on a Minnesota farm, Joel Karsten wondered why the ...