COMPOST ON LAWN

QuestionYou mentioned you spread compost on your lawn in the spring. I am going to do that this next spring. I dont make my own but can get 2 year old leaf mold compost from a place that handles organic fertil

lawn disease, Yellow Patch / Nerotic Ring Spot

QuestionWe live in Central WI. I have a great looking lawn except for light green patches that seem to be spreading. It started last year during the month of September with a few small areas and this yea

Follow-up on lawn removal and resoding

QuestionCharlotte, Original grass is Kentucky Blue. I would like K.B. plus Rye. My type of soil is sandy; hard pan in places. Also, I need to remove an old Cotton Wood root that has emerged on the surface of my lawn

Overseeding in Phoenix, AZ

QuestionI live in Phoenix, AZ. My lawn is mostly bermuda with a little bit of golf turf grass in it. I have some mixed perennial rygrass. When should I plant it and, since I cant prep ground or sca

killing grass and weeds

QuestionHi, Thanks for the detailed response. And yes I never want anything to grow back again...never. So how do I use the salt. Do I mix it with water and then pour over the grass. Do I boil water and add salt. W

dethatching and aerating

QuestionI need to know how often and what time of year do I dethatch and aerate bermuda grass. Thank You AnswerI recommend dethatching and aerating when the bermuda has its active growth period and thus can recover

How to kill Nut Grass organically

QuestionI live in the Orlando, FL area and for some reason, my back yard is susceptible to growing nutgrass mixed into my beautiful St. Augustine grass. I have used Atrazine in the past to kill it, but I dont

unpacking a compacted lawn

QuestionWe have recently had an nground pool built and all of the crews as well as the digger wer brought up the side of my yard. Needless to say my lawn is now compacted and out of level in those areas. &nb

Dried up patches of grass

QuestionHello Ken, I live in Chicago The Windy City and we just recently bought our own little home so we try to do our gardening every weekend to keep it looking as nice as possible. A few weeks ago, maybe

sand in my lawn

QuestionAbout two weeks ago I had top-soil delivered, I had my yard aerate, seeded and lime put down. I water it everyday. Grass is growing in patches and my yard is full of sand. I just want to have a b

fall seeding

QuestionI am in zone 7b. What is the time frame for planting, aerating, fertilizing a new lawn with tall fescue and bluegrass seed? When is the latest it should be done? AnswerEarly to late september is

Leatherjackets

Question ------------------------- Followup To Question - I would be quite happy to read your response to the other questioner on organic lawn car, but you either you forgot to attach it or to send me the link. &n

seeding the new lawn in early october

QuestionI live in johnstown ,pa 15904.The nearest big city is pittsburgh which is hour and a half drive .We bought a new house in a subdivision .we decided to do our lawn now since its not properly done .We ar

burmuda grass

QuestionI have two dogs. Will their urinating on it kill my new burmuda sod ? What can be done to prevent this ? AnswerRose, Id say you have one doggone problem. We have always had dogs in our house - but they we

Science and Nature

QuestionWhen you fertilize a lawn but dont water it,why does it die? AnswerTatiana, If you use Organic Fertilizer, the lawn does not die. You can put as much Organic Fertilizer on grass as you want, and if y

leaves as fertilizer

QuestionA neighbor of my every year runs over his falling leaves with a mulching mower while the rest of us blow the leaves to the curb to be collected by the city. He has a beatiful lawn and he says its due to mulc

watering grass seed

QuestionWe put our lawn grass seed down only to remember that we are going away 5 days later for a 10 day holiday. Should we start watering now (for 5 days only) and then not at all for 10 days or should we wa

Crab Grass taking over

QuestionIm on Long Island and crab grass has taken over my lawn. I dont know how to approach the fall/winter. I want to get rid of the crab grass and try and strengthen that little bit of lawn that has survived. I h

Crabgrass in St. Augustine

QuestionI am looking for a crabgrass killer for my St. Augustine lawn. Anything that I have found says not to use on St. Augustine. What do you suggest? When should I use it? I live in Rosenberg, Texas near Houston.

Soil thickness for grass

QuestionOn top of a already built drain-equipped concrete slab, if want put grass on top, what would be the thickness of grass+soil+drainage mat(if needed) above the concrete finish? Thanks a lot AnswerHi Derick;