St. Augustine and winter injury

QuestionHello..I sodded my lawn three years ago with St. Augustine and it has done well.Last year it was so lush that it was difficult to walk through and mow.I put out corn gluten meal in the fall to prevent winter

Lawn cutting

QuestionWe seeded our new bare soil lawn 4 weeks ago and it is approx 1 inch long now, when is the best time to start cutting it? (we have a ride on mower.) Answerwell if the lawn has been well watered and fertlize

Establishing a lawn with too little topsoil

QuestionI had a new lawn installed by my home builder in October 05. The lawn appeared to come in fairly well in the fall, but hasnt really started to take off this spring the way I had hoped. I have fer

Removal of Bermuda before sodding

QuestionIve applied roundup to my Bermuda grass in order to eliminate it before resodding with a different grass. My question is, once Ive removed the dead grass, should I rototill the soil before applying

Redapple iceplant weeds

QuestionRecently you advised someone on their redapple iceplant weeds. You told them that there is no homeowner herbicide that selectively kills weeds in iceplant. Please look into the product called KIL

Building a new Lawn

QuestionHi I just cut a lot of trees because the area was shadey and I could not grow because the sun was not getting to the Lawn. I have to water a lot. Its going to be sunny . The area code is 03054 which is Sou

Severely Neglected Lawn

QuestionHello Again, Thanks for your very thoughtful response to the question below. We sincerely appreciate you taking your time to give us some advice! We will checking into the products offered by Gardens

groundcover under pine trees

QuestionHi there - We live on the western edge of Wisconsin. Our backyard is full of 50+ ft. pine trees that drop their needles all year round. We use the pine needles as groundcover because nothing else (grass, e

OVERSEEDING MISTAKE

QuestionI have a lawn that is 3 years old. I live in southern Ohio (Cincinnati).I have over seeded each fall and spring. I have finally have got a full and pretty full lawn. However, I have made the mistake on one o

Alternative to St Augustine

QuestionA neighbor of mine has St Augustine and I think its great. She just keeps it cut neatly and never waters it. It only get water when it rains. It looks beautiful and seems to be low maintenance. I can only

Can I save my lawn?

QuestionI moved into a new house last summer (in South-Eastern Pennsylvania), and sometime between our buying the house and settling, the back yard got really scary! Weeds of all sorts showed up, growing in stalks

ants in the yard

QuestionHi, I love your organic remedies when it comes to yard problems. I have a question on what is a good solution for ants. I live in Houston, Texas by the way. Last summer, we had ant problems

herbs and insects

Questionwhat do you use to keep spiders out of the house. I am also starting an organic garden and could use any advice. thanks Jan Pine AnswerHi Jan; Its either the rosemary or lavender. I suspect it is a little o

quick grass area /tight budget.

QuestionDear Kenneth, My garden area is 20x9 metres,which is badly uneven grass, I only want a level grass lawn for the kids to enjoy this year. My question is, if I put level timber edging around this area an

Dry and uneven soil with lots of roots!

QuestionI live in New Jersey (near Philadelphia), and our yard was a bit of a mess when we bought the house last year - in addition to the grass, there were all kinds of weeds, ivy, roots, rocks and apparently a lit

2-4D

QuestionI sprayed some grass to kill some creeping charlie.Now,the grass has died & turned brown.Could the 2-4D have killed the grass?Thanks! AnswerUnder certain circumstances, 2-4D can kill the green leafy growth,

How do you kill ants in your...

QuestionHow do you kill ants in your lawn after there is lawn damage and before you put new grass down. We live in Oak Lawn, Ill 60456 AnswerCheck the insecticide section of the garden center isles. They have produ

Ground prep for seed

QuestionHello I am planting new grass this year on our acreage. I have been rototilling the topsoil and removing some small rocks in preparation. My question is what is the next step to prepare the soil

seeding VS. grubs

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - After raking the entire property this spring I have found that 40% of my lawn died. I am overrun with crab grass currently and desparately need to se

Privot hedge roots[ removal]

QuestionDear Graham, would you have any suggestions on how to remove 12ft high privot hedge roots? Ive sawed them off one foot above ground level. Could I [1]cut below ground level,then backfill. [2]wrap cable