A YouTube short is making waves online for showcasing a lawn that looks quite different from the neatly trimmed green carpets ...

Nitrates are natural fertilizers. As the rain comes down in a thunderstorm, it carries those nitrates down to the ground. This fertilizes the grass, and it allows things to green up a little bit more.

To avoid this common lawn care mistake, plant cool season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass and red fescue in northern states.