thin St Augustine

QuestionI live in Orlando , FL and I have been following a Scots fertilizer program to help thicken my lawn up , been mowing at about 3 - 3 1/2 inches high . Ive been leaving the clippings down (I have a mulching mo

1 yr old grass all gone

QuestionWe have a very shady front yard and have never had any luck with grass. Being tired of all the dirt, last April we had the yard re-slopped, graded with topsoil, seeded and covered with straw. The

Sod Different Color Strips

QuestionHi Ronald. We live in Connecticut and put down sod 5 weeks ago on freshly dumped topsoil. The irrigation system went in just ahead and theres plenty over water, though we had to go every other day because it

3 Leaved clover

QuestionHow can I get rid of 3 leaved clover that is growing in my lawn? My lawn is LM grass which is lovely and green but with patches of 3 leaved clover. Answer I cannot identify LM grass and this is critical to

lawn sprinklers

QuestionI live in the chicago area...cold winters. I just bought a house with a lawn sprinkler system. How do i shut down the system for the winter season. Ive heard your suppose to blow the lines...what does that m

Prostrate Spurge

QuestionHello, I live in the Austin area and have Bermuda TIF 419 grass in my lawn. During the recent drought, I was reluctant to use much water and now I have a terrible problem with prostrate spurge. T

yard/lawn

QuestionI have been finding piles of dirt on the edges of my yard/lawn and I cant figure out what is causing it....its not a dog. The piles are aprox. 8 wide and about 4 high....so could it be a mole or some kinda r

lawm care

QuestionI am new to taking care of a lawn and was not aware of the preventative grub treatment recommended earlier in the year. Yesterday grub did an incredible amount of damage on my lawn. The damage seemed s

japanese beetles

QuestionNorthern Indiana When is the best time of year to apply milky spore to my lawn in order to control the Japanese beetle? Answer I have no experience with the product but I found some useful infor

Lawn mushroom/fungus Problem

QuestionI have a interesting issue going on in my lawn right now. First let me say, the lawn is distressed with some watering issues and weeds right now, but this problem existed even when the lawn was doing w

St. Augustine grass turned brown

QuestionI have St. Augustine grass and in the front yard it has turned brown all over! A lawn care company left a diagnostic stating that chich bugs have killed my lawn. Will I have to resod the whole la

Vine type weed

QuestionHi, I have a problem with a weed that is like a vine growing in my tall fescue lawn. This problem started 2 years ago when I noticed a 2 x 2 area, I tried treating it with weed killer from Home Depot b

grass not growing

QuestionI live in zip code 20744. My lawn did not do well. Large area where grass did not grow, I was told that lime does help but only in areas where pets urinate, Where can I send a soil sample to find what the so

Stickers in lawn

QuestionMy lawn has weeds that grow very nasty stickers look like sand burrs how can I get rid of them? They are spreading fast. Low growning Answer First of all identify your lawn grass accurately, rig

grubs

QuestionHello: Ive just discovered that I have grubs, not familiar with lawn care, husband is gone. In researching the matter, i fournd the bayer advanced 24hr. grub killer to be highly reccommended. My questions is

recover/repair of a burnt-out, weed covered yard

Questionearlier this year my yard looked good, no or very little weeds. then the drought hit, no rain for extended periods of time, and the area I live in was placed under stricy watering restrictions (once a week).

lawn issues

Questionive just moved into a house with a fair sized lawn, (130m square) the previous tenant made a real mess of it! its very uneven, mainly thatch and weeds and i fear ive got to get rid and start again. i have li

kill grass

QuestionI dont have alot of money to spend on herbicides to kill grass. I was wondering if there is a natural way or cheaper way to kill the grass on my property around the fence lines. I have 3 acres of

Mowing Question

QuestionI will be away for three weeks beginning in mid-October. I live near Philadelphia, and the temperatures will be in the 60s during the day and the high 30s at night. I mow roughly an acre with a push mower, a

Dead Grass Ring

QuestionQUESTION: I have a ring of dead grass around each of my Live Oak trees. The trees are no more that 5 years old. Almost everyone on the street and in the neighborhood has the same problem with the