Fix it or start over

QuestionI have a home I bought recently and the previous owner did not take care of the back lawn. Many years or leaves and thatch build up has left the lawn with hundreds of bare spots, in a small yard, like

when to do what

QuestionDue to lack of time, I hired a Scotslawn firm to do my lawn. They want to put down crab grass retardant on most of our lawn and not seed till the fall. Looking at it though it looks dead. All spr

how to plant centipede grass

Questionhow to plant centipede grass seeds? AnswerIm sorry Marcus, but I know nothing about Centipede grass. I have never grown it. I have St. augustine and Burmuda. The Buirmuda was here when I came, and still som

Patches Of Lighter Colored Grass

QuestionI have patches of lighter green colored grass mixed in with my normal lawn. I am thinking its crabgrass but unsure as it is a broader leaf too. How do I rid my yard of it other than pulling BIG p

regrading new lawn

QuestionHello Rick, I have a existing lawn that is not level at all. I know there is to be some pitch to a lawn for irragation but mine is like a roller coaster throughout. Any tips on smoothing it out and replantin

Moles in the lawn

QuestionI live in central New Jersey. For the past three years weve been having problems with both our back and front lawn. I have about 2 acres of lawn. First, it was the grubs. Weve been ap

killing weeds and planting grass seeds

QuestionI just moved into a new home in Little Rock, AR. The yard is really just one big field of weeds. I would like to kill all the weeds and plant new grass seeds. My plan was to use Scotts weed

reovation of lawn

QuestionMy lawn is completely overgrown with weeds. There is a low growing ivy and lots of violets and lots more weed. The existing grass is partially dead, especially the zoysia grass is dying off gradually, you ca

large brown patches

QuestionAbout midways into the summer large brown patches appear in our lawn. What can we do? I live in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina were the temperature is very hot during the summer. Thanks for your help.

bahia lawn care

QuestionI live in SW florida and have a bahia lawn. It appears to be thinning out over time, and weeds are developing where it is thinning out. Should I let it thin out and use plugs of a more aggressive varie

Lawn is a mess!

QuestionHi, Im a lawn nut and take really good care of it year round - I live in Marlborough Massachusetts. Last summer/early fall I had some bug issues with grubs - but put down Talstar from Lesco. Subsequently in

CLOVERS AND STICKERS

QuestionlIVE IN NORTH HOUSTON 77340 i HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GROW A LAWN FOR 3 YEARS AND ALTHOUGH IT IS COMING IN . i DO NOT LIKE WHAT I AM SEEING. i HAVE MASSES OF CLOVERS, ONE BROWN SPOT AND ON ONE

Cherry Tree being eaten by worms? or something

QuestionHi Charlotte, I am interested in treating my cherry tree organically to rid it of the worms that are eating the newly growing leaves. These worms not only eat the cherry tree, but my japanese snowball, and

I have a farm in East Texas....

QuestionI have a farm in East Texas. How many pounds per acre of sugar to fertilize? Thanks AnswerHi Jim; Again; Sugar is NOT a fertilizer, nor is it a weed killer. There are beneficial microbes t

Lighter Colored Grass Part II

QuestionI am still looking for how I can identify and eradicate my lighter colored grass spots. These are a little broader bladed than the normal lawn. I live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon where tem

Weeds and lawns

QuestionThank you so much for the information. Ive told almost everyone I know about you and the sugar advise. Im going to follow the organic program, and from what it sounds like is that all that needs

Extremely soft soil

QuestionI have a retaining wall in the front of my house, a few of them actually. The top retaining wall is what holds up my front yard (if you could call it that). The soil in my yard is extremely soft and mushy, y

St augustine lawn care

QuestionHi, I live in Zone 9a...and have st augustine(fortam)lawn.We water the lawn twice a week And fertilized it last in feb with ironite.However now with rising temperatutes the grass that was growing nice and g

St Augustine Grass Central Texas

QuestionI have had a well manicured lawn for several years, but now I have detected Fungus and have put down Lime and Fertilizer. Also I note that along the curb all the way around the grass is just dyin

Re:St augustine lawn care

QuestionHi, Thank you so much for the quick and detailed explanation.Its very informative.I was not sure where to send you this thankyou note...so i had to write it here. I really hope that there is no disease/bug