Couch grass invasion.

QuestionDear Charlotte Im renovating an overgrown border for autumn planting. Its full of couch and other invasive grasses which have escaped from my lawn. Ive sprayed with Round Up, and am currently digging up the

eradicating wild violets

QuestionCan lime be used to eradicate wild violets from the lawn? If so ,what is the recommended amount? Seemingly a different difficult answer to find. AnswerHi Wade; Be careful adding lime to your soil. You can c

Lawn on new fill dirt

QuestionI live on a freshwater lke front in North Central florida. i have just compltede a bulkhead with boat ramp. I filled my yard with a sand clay mix 100yards from the local sand hill area. I have a lawn on appr

mowing new lawn

QuestionWe tiled, fertilized and seeded our lawn with fescue 2 weeks ago. The grass is growing very fast (about 7 inches already) but we reseeded in spots where it did not take initially. My question is, when should

Crabgrass Help

QuestionDear Charlotte I wrote to you back in May if you did I cant find your answer!!! My problem is I have about 1/4 acre of land in front of my house.. I already used about 70lbs of sugar on the

Lawn drainage

QuestionHello, I have some low lying areas that serve as drainage paths in my backyard. These areas never seem to dry up and is always damp and wet even in 100+ texas temperatures. Furthermore, they mak

Sodium Killing Grass

QuestionHi, my name is Scott Koshowski and I am from London, Ontario, Canada. My question is in regards to Sodium concentration in water that will be detrimental to the health of grass. At what lev

crabgrass Help!!!!!!!!

QuestionDear Charlotte, I don;t know what is wrong but I did not receive any answer under catagory lawns from you on 5-28-06 could you please just send your answer to my e-mail address for me It would make thi

Lime Application

QuestionI recently received a soil sample that came back with a Ph of 5.1. I live in central VA is doing OK but it is struggling. We have alot of clay in the soil and I know that I need to add lime to br

Burnt Spots in Lawn

QuestionHello, My name is Greg and I live in Minnesota. My lawn started out the year great and now has developed quite a few randomly place burnt spots in a couple areas of the yard. Is there a reason w

Sandy Soil

QuestionHi Charlotte, My problem is sand. Lots of it. I live in West Michigan and bought a house that sits pretty much on top of a sand dune. My soil ranges from light (very light) gravel/sand to

new seed

QuestionI put new seed on my lawn on a hot day and didnt begin watering until the following day. I live in New Jersey. What are the chances the grass will grow? Also, how long does it take before I

leatherback grub

QuestionPlease could you advice me about the best thing to get rid of this grub, it is ruining our lawn and I have not had any luck so far. &

grubs in flower beds

QuestionI have grubs in my flowerbeds. Is it safe to use a grub-ex around my flowers? Should I apply it on the top of the mulch? Thanks for you help! AnswerHi Marylou; I have never used grub-ex, s

new seeded grass turning redish

QuestionMy home was under construction this winter and my lawn toward the lake needed to be seeded this spring. It is a big hill graded toward the lake and sides and then flatens out before the water. The gras

soaker hose on lawn?

Questionwe are going crazy trying to get the water pressure of the sprinkler system to allow EVEN watering of our lawn. new to neighborhood living, were about to give up...so many spots drying up... SO, were t

Help with keeping sod alive

QuestionMy boss recently had a landscaper lay down sod near our parking lot. I am in charge of watering it this weekend and it looks like its dying! I watered it in the morning from 10-12 yesterday, it rained

Scotts Summerguard on Plants and flowers

QuestionI live in Kansas, and just fertilized with Scotts Summerguard. I was using a Roatry spreader and got alot of the Fertilizer on my bushes and flowers will this kill or damage them in anyway? AnswerHi joe Pro

green lawn

QuestionI have a tiff green bermuda lawn. How do I get it to be a deep dark green color? Answerpaint it dark green...just kidding depends on where you live. im in southern NJ. we have cool weather grass

Black specks (aphids??) on Crape Myrtle

Question ------------------------- Followup To Question - Dear Charlotte, Thank you for your previous help with crape myrtle. Do you know how to rid lantana of lacebug (not lace wing) infestation? All the