Lawn care and over seeding

QuestionThanks for the response. To fill in some details - I am growing in full sun. Other than milky spore how do I add nature predators and microbes to the soil? For thatch remover I used a machine that helped lif

Planting Fall Grass Seed

Question ------------------------- Followup To Question - What is the latest that you can plant fall grass seed? If you are close to the beginning of frost, should the seed be planted and left alone or should it

planting ivy on grass

Questionhi long island gardener~ i have a bit of a hill from the street down into my front yard and its killing me to mow it!! i also have some out of control ivy growing in and on the back of my garage

sewing grass on clay dirt

QuestionWE HAD SOME DOZER WORK DONE AND I HAVE A STEEP HILL IN THE BACK OF MY YARD. I HAVE CLAY DIRT! I SEWED MY HILL IN RYE GRASS AND PUT HAY ON IT TOO KEEP IT FROM WASHING THE SEED OFF. I WAS SO HAPPY

lawn bed depth---

QuestionDo you have to have soil as deep as the sidewalk where they meet along the egdes, or can you plant grass and the grass will make up for the difference? I hope I am not confusing, thank you for your tim

Brown grass-constant

QuestionRegarless of what we do , there are several patches of brown grass. We use Chem Lawn frequently and oter products in between. We have sodded twice in 3 years. My husband thinks its because the yard is

squirrels

QuestionHOw do I keep squirels from digging in my yard and flower beds. AnswerHi Gerry; Ceyenne pepper, or any hot peppers will repel squirrels and other mamals that breathe through their noses. It irritates their

organics/sugar

QuestionWill the sugar attract ant,bees,or any other insects that may harm my two year old? AnswerHi Fred; As soon as you put down the sugar, water it in well, to a depth of at least 6 inches. The deep wateri

Overseeding and soil preparation

QuestionKen, Im planning to aerate and overseed this weekend (1 year old fescue lawn zone 6 with hard clay ground. Im planning to do the following: 1.Mow grass 1-2 inches 2.Lay down granulated gypsum (to help softe

Lawn ph, effects on lawn dieseases, improper liming

QuestionI currently am fertilizing a lawn in SE Iowa and am having some trouble with dieseases. The lawn owner decided on his own to apply some lime,as it is a very small lawn I would assume he put on way too much.

New Lawn, Do I fertilize again before winter

QuestionI guess I should answer some of your questions Soil - about 6 topsoil and then clay below, mostly well draining...I have a few spots where I get a pool of water when it rains Watering...good ol hose and sp

uneven new lawn

Questionhi i wonder if you can help me i put sod down two weeks ago and still got a lot of seams showing how long should it take before they knit together or do i need to roll it again  

mixing of grass

QuestionI have kentucky blue grass in my lawn but it is very thin and spotty, can mix or seed it with bermuda grass? AnswerBermuda grass is famous for its solo act. Most turf specialists insist that it does b

light green circles in dark well kept lawn

QuestionHello, Thanks for your help. Just to add a little bit from the last time I wrote, Here in the great state of Wisconsin (ha ha) It has been really rainy. Before I had some mushrooms &n

should I reseed

QuestionTurned over to six inches, spread new topsoil and raked lightly. Watered twice a day unless it rained--faithfully. I really dont understand what happened. The only thing is that I used thos

clover lawns ?

Questionhow do I get a clover lawn AnswerHi John; I would think just plant clover. If you seed clover thick enough, I would think it would crowd out the grass. I tried to search the web for an answer, but couldnt f

clean up after airating

QuestionYesterday i rented an airator from Home Depot and it worked really well. I was not concerned about the clean up figuring my lawn mower will pick up all the plugs. For some reason the lawn mower idea did not

Germination and Liquids

Question ------------------------- Followup To Question - I am doing a project on dyeing (not dying) grass. It would be really great if you could tell me if the type of water that the grass is watered with before

Burmuda Grass Control

QuestionI live in SE Tennessee. I How can I best control burmuda grass invasion in my fescue lawn? AnswerHi Ben; Sorry, but I dont have an answer for you. I spent most of yesterday searching for an answer to

Grub Crontrol

QuestionI have a new lawn that Ive tried very hard to establish.Most of the lawn came in o.k but I have a lot of brown areas, including a large area of dead brown grass. I was very surprised the other day when large