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Home Lawn Care Newsletter | March 2026
Home Lawn Care Newsletter Issue #37 – March 16, 2026
Welcome to the latest issue of the Home Lawn Care Newsletter from UMN Turfgrass Science! We provide up-to-date information to address all your lawn care tasks at the times when you need to know.
How to measure the area of your lawn
By Jon Trappe
Something that affects a majority of lawn management decisions but is relatively unknown for most people is how big of a lawn they have. Lawn area affects how much fertilizer, seed, or pesticides would need to be purchased and applied appropriately. In some cases, there are even legal restrictions on how much fertilizer or pesticides can be applied per 1000 square feet, for example, and it is critical for the environment and for the health of the lawn that these application rates follow best management practices. We are going to walk through how to measure the area of a lawn but this can also be useful for measuring landscapes or garden beds as well.
UMN Turfgrass Team at two events
The UMN Turfgrass Science team will be at both of the following events this week!
Come see us at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair!
The Turfgrass Science team will be at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair starting Thursday, August 21 through Labor Day, September 1. We will be there all 12 days from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Register now - UMN Turfgrass Lawn Care Field Day 8/14/25
Registration is open for our UMN Turfgrass Lawn Care Field Day!
UMN Turfgrass Team at events on 7/17/25 & 7/19/25
The UMN Turfgrass Science team will be at both of the following events this week!
UMN Turfgrass Team at Hennepin County Master Gardener Learning Garden Tour - 7/12/25
We will be at the Hennepin County Master Gardeners Learning Garden Tour on Saturday, July 12, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 on the day of the tour.
Please stop by and see the educational displays on lawn care and irrigation best management practices. The Turfgrass Science team will be there to answer your questions regarding low-input lawn maintenance, how to manage your lawn water use or just about anything else relating to lawns.
UMN Turfgrass Team at events on 6/24/25 & 6/25/25
The UMN Turfgrass Science team will be at both of the following events this week!
UMN Turfgrass Team at New Brighton Parks Discovery Days - 6/17/25
The UMN Turfgrass Science team will be at the New Brighton Parks Discovery Days on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Sunny Square Park, 2200 Sunnyside Terrace, New Brighton, MN 55112.