Late Season Hydroseed

QuestionIm up in Boston and just finished a major remodel on my house. I know it was late to do this, but I had my lawn (which was destroyed by the construction activities) hydroseeded last week (my options we

over fertilized

QuestionHere is the info you requested: The fertilizer was Scotts Southern Turf builder. I live in Richmond, Viginia. The sod had been in place(watered twice daily)and taken root for 2 weeks prior to fertilizing.

killing grass stickers

QuestionHello. I recently moved into a home located in Kerrville, Texas which is about 50 miles NW of San Antonio. The lot has cedar trees and LOTS of grass stickers. How do I kil

mushy backyard

Questionwhen you first walk into my backyard, it is mushy in about 1/4 of the yard. When it rains, it holds water. The land also needs to leveled off in that small section. What can I do to fix this? Is there a cert

bent grass elimination

Questioni live in MA. i have an acre of mixed grasses.i cut the lawn 3.5-4.0 in. the bent grass is invading all over the lawn & is brown spots all over. it is to extensive to use round-up & then seed. is there somet

Puddles

QuestionHI, Me and my husband bought a brand new home recently. There is a steep hill in our backyard. When it rains in certain spots in our backyard puddles form. We even have a bare spot. Due to the puddles our n

Grass seed Planting

QuestionIs it possible to plant grass seed now in november and will they grow properly. AnswerHi Robert; That depends on where you live, ans what your fdirst date of an expected freeze is, and what kind of grass yo

orange/rust color sod

QuestionWe live in Northeast Illinois and had sod laid in our backyard Sept. 10. We watered faithfully and about 4 weeks ago, we noticed our sod to have a rusty look to it, not to mention, we have not had to cut the

Grass seeding

QuestionDear Lawn Expert. I live in Michigan. I need overseeding my lawn. I bought contractors seeds. I would like to know if I should spread the seed now or wait till next spring and keep the seed over the winter i

Overseeding lawn now?

QuestionThanks for your advise. I got the contractors grass 20lb bags from Meijer store. Are they a good quality seeds? If I store them in the garage and keep them dry do I loss any percentage of living seeds. I

Carpet Grass in St. Augustine Grass

QuestionI have several areas in my St. Augustine grass lawn that is being invaded by carpet grass. How can I kill the carpet grass without killing the St. Augustine grass. AnswerI dont know what you are calli

brown patch treatment

QuestionIm pretty sure my lawn is suffering from brown patch. Since its the second week of November and the grass wont be growing a lot more this year, do I need to treat it or will the fungus die when the tem

overseeding for spring

QuestionI live in kentucky...about an hour north of Lexington, near Cincinnati, OH. Iwould like to overseed in spring as well as repair a fairly large bald spot which just would not grow! Ive heard peopl

maples for the south

QuestionWe are planning a new home in southern Alabama. What variety of maple should we consider for the best color. Also, what are you referring to when you say trees planted on the south side. I also want good gra

topsoil over clay

QuestionWe just had an inground pool installed and our backyard is a mess. There is this horrible mix of clay and sand that when it rains turns into this World War One trench mud if you know what I mean. I have mana

lawn and garden

Questionmy first question is what do I do with my dried up marigolds and daisies before winter? my second question is brown matted areas on my lawn. how do I get nice green grass there again. I also have a large mol

Watering guidelines for Bermuda grass

QuestionHi Charlotte, I live in Central Texas and just moved into our new house. Our lawn is only four weeks old and we are experiencing lots of nutgrass and Johnson grass. In reading your past questions

Grass growing in newly planted Asian Jasmine

QuestionI planted Asian Jasmine in an area that was supposed to have been cleared of grass that was growing the the area. The landscaper was to mix new organic soil in and as it turned out did not. I had

re-lawn

QuestionHi, My back yard is partial shade and is more weeds than grass. I was thinking about starting over with a new lawn. A couple of questions. 1 How do I remove whats there now? roto till

Dry molasses on lawn

QuestionCharlotte, I would like to try your suggestion. Where do you get your dry molasses? At a farm supply store or grocery store (hopefully in bulk, rather than 5 lbs at a time!)? I have never s