{"id":15979,"date":"2021-01-22T15:46:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=15979"},"modified":"2025-06-11T04:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:31:48","slug":"lawns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/lawns\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the Expert FAQs: Lawns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15983 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-1000-250.jpg\" alt=\"lawn grass\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-1000-250.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-1000-250-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-1000-250-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-1000-250-105x26.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-1000-250-317x79.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-1000-250-423x106.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-1000-250-634x159.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-1000-250-846x212.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-1000-250-951x238.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the questions below for more details and for the response from our experts.<\/strong> All questions are from Maine home gardeners like you!<\/p>\n<p>Questions are listed in chronological order with the most recent submissions at the top. 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