grass going to seed

QuestionWe have a cottage on a lake in Northwestern Ontario (postal code P0X 1C0). Our spring was very dry. We do not go to the cottage every weekend. We do not water the lawn, letting nature do it

crane flies

QuestionWe live in Salem, Oregon and forthe past three years most of our lawn turns brown by June. I tried digging for larvae count but couldnt find any - maybe I tested at the wrong time of year. Our lawn is

ACT Brews

QuestionHi Charlotte, aerobic Compost tea (ACT). You mentioned brewing tea from Alfalfa, how long do you brew it for, do you add anything to it? Lava sand never heard of it I will have to look it up. ---------------

tellowing lawn/possible grubs

QuestionHi - I hope you can help. I have exhausted myself with ideas. I take much pride in my lawn and last year starting in July and continuing this year my lawn has yellowing brown spots which are taking over my g

Slow growing lawn

QuestionI layed down a fescue sod about 6 months ago. The landcaper applied a thin layer (~1/2) of top soil before we layed the sod. I am lucky if the grass grows 1 inch in 2 weeks. It is getting plenty of water. I

Gophers and Brown spots!

QuestionHi Charlotte, How many times should we do the baking soda and the pepper? Thanks! Kathy ------------------------- Followup To Question - Hi there! Our lawn has been getting these brown spots and rapidly,

St. Augustine going from bad to worse

QuestionVery hot and dry this year in South Carolina, further south than your area but your answer will help me I am sure. I border a swampy forest, you name it, it can get to my yard. We run an automatic spinkler 2

buffalo grass

QuestionI have buffalo grass for my lawn and would like a program of fertilizing/weed control for year round. I live in mid-western kansas. Do you have any good ideas of when to apply fertilizer and weed

Sugar for weed control

QuestionHi Charlotte, Forgot to mention that our front yard is bermuda (not the horrid bermudagrass overtaking in the backyard) and we also applied a good amount of sugar over the front yard weeks ago which had doll

Dollar Weed & Sugar

QuestionHi Charlotte, Forgot to mention that the dollar weed (round circular dollar size weed) in our front yard which is bermuda has not died out yet either. We also applied a good amount of the sugar severa

Golf Sod at Home

QuestionReading some of the comments here on this forum, it sounds like I can just move to Texas and pour Domino Sugar all over the grass, it will stop growing and all the weeds will disappear? Your thoughts invited

Weedkiller

QuestionI livein Glen Cove on Long Island. We are about to put down a layer of Weed and Feed this week. I have been raeding some of the posts here and some other things and I was thinking of not doing that. I know y

Your opinion about table sugar

QuestionHi there! I have been noticing a lot of hoopla about people pouring sugar on their grass. Does this do something like give them carbohydrates or something? Why do we need beneficial organisms? Just wondering

Perineal Rye grasses

QuestionHello. I planted a new lawn and it is growing wonderfully except some thin spots. I water it good once a day. It is perineal rye. What do i do about the thin spots will they eventually grow into thicker gras

Rocks under my sod

QuestionCharlotte.... I have a new bermuda sod yard ( second season) and it seems the builder left or backfilled with some REALLY large rocks. I now have spots in the other wise healty yard that are dying or going

Organic Questions

QuestionCharlotte, I have recently decided to go all-organic with my lawn. My only problem is that I have about 18,000sq feet of lawn. I have bought some Ringer to apply in the fall, but in the long run that can b

small black insects on alyssum

QuestionHi Charlotte...Yesterday I sent you a photo of the alyssum & the insects in hopes in would help better. Not sure if you recd this? The insects hop when approaching the plants- all going in differ

lawn care & treatment

QuestionHey Ken: I wanted to ask you some advice on my Lawn the we have. we live in Los Banos Ca and what Im getting now being that it has been in the 100s is my lawn is turning brown and faded I was told with the l

St. Augustine grass under tree

QuestionWould another type grass work better? ------------------------- Followup To Question - Galveston, Texas 77551. Grass does not grow under tree. I pruned roots as best I could

dead zoysia

QuestionI had a new zoysia sod lawn installed last June. In September a lawn care company erroneously treated my lawn with fertilizer, pre-emergent and post-emergent twice in three days. The lawn died. They claim it