Heavy thatch removal, lawn destroyed by dog.

QuestionI have two problems with my front and back lawn. My front lawn seems to have an extremely thick thatch layer, I keep raking and getting more and more up, would it be easier just to till and start over?

Cant seem to keep the lawn alive.....

QuestionHi... and thank you in advance for your time and advice. Just under two years ago we had sod installed in our back yard. When the landscaper was prepping he suggested that we change all of our sp

small white larvae in the lawn - grubs ?

QuestionI am trying to learn about the front lawn of our house. I am a beginner to this. This may sound like a stupid question, but do you know what the small little grayish white worms are under the gra

SLIM IN MY LAWN

QuestionI have something really slimy in my lawn, we also have alot of moss (green and black). Over the past few years we have noticed a huge increase in this green coloured slime. Besides being really gross to step

Revamping a neglected lawn

QuestionWe bought a house with a garden that s been severely neglected and we are in the process of trying to bring it back to life. We re newbies in this matter and are not sure how to proceed. As we live in the Pr

Renewing a neglected lawn

QuestionWe bought a house with a garden thats been severely neglected and we are in the process of trying to bring it back to life. Were newbies in this matter and are not sure how to proceed. As we live in the Prai

new sod and crabgrass

QuestionI am installing new sod where an old lawn that was overrun by crabgrass once existed. How do I keep the crabgrass from overtaking the new sod. After removing the old lawn and rototilling I notice that the cr

mulch fungus

QuestionI am in central Illinois. I have mulch around my roses and there is something bright yellow on the mulch. Is there any type of fungus or mold that would be this color? AnswerThis is normal. Fungi will grow

Aerators & Dethatchers

QuestionWhat is the diffence from Aerators & Dethatchers I have a 2 year old home and the grass just dosent seem to want to get full. is there a suggestion you can give me to help out. Thank you AnswerDethat

how to prepare hard soil for new lawn

Questioni live in northern california, redding. im going to put in a lawn. the ground is very hard here and there are oak trees in the yard. im renting a rotortiller to break up the ground but im not sure what to do

black medoc

QuestionHow do I get rid of black medoc ein my lawn? Weed-B-Gone works well on most weeds except this one. What product do you recommend.? Thanks. Answer homer it is hard to answer garden questions if i

Organic fertalizers

QuestionHey Charlotte, Ive read your post and am quite intrigued. Can you elaborat a little more on organic fertalizers? What to look for and possibly where to find it? AnswerHi Rob; If you live

Sod vs Seed

QuestionWe lost part of our lawn last year to grubs. We have placed insecticide this year for the grubs on both our lawn and our neighbors (we share a big part of the lawn). We are debating between sod a

dead spots return, even with new sod

QuestionI have just moved into a new house, and I have a 3 x 3 dead spot (brown/yellow). I decided to replace it with new sod (I extend a flower bed) and it seemed to do fine for a few weeks, then the same spo

Sod in Arizona

QuestionWe just had Sod put in about a month ago and we are having problems keeping it greem. I think it is a Fescue type of grass. Do you have any recommendations on how much we should water it? We live in Norther

backyard blues

QuestionMy backyard looks terrible. I am a new home owner, I moved into this house last September and am very new to maintaining a lawn. So I am somewhat clueless about what to do. The backyard loo

Pain in the grass

QuestionI was wondering if you could answer this question for me. I have recently planted about 850sq. feet of fescue in part of my back yard. It looks nice. In the other part of my yard I have a m

Sugar on lawn vs fire ants + nut grass

QuestionWe get a lot of pill bugs entering our house (front and back doors and many in flower beds). How do you get rid of these? Also tiny spiders always coming in. Thanks again, Ruth ------------

tree saplings in grass

QuestionIn my area of michigan spring time bring about an avalanche of those twirling tree seeds that fall everywhere. I just put in a new lawn from seed and the tree seeds fell in the yard as well. Naturally I coul

Lawn run dead by dogs

QuestionHello, Thank you in advance for help and your time. The problem is that we have two boxers (free reign of the yard) and a lab with use of part of the yard (on a tie out to prevent roaming of the neighnorhod