spring treatment-2

QuestionCharlotte, Thanks a bunch! Your extended and detailed advice is very helpful! Now I am afraid that I have a couple of things to verify with you based on your advice. 1. You suggest that I till in 3-inch de

fertilizing the lawn

QuestionHi Ken, I live in Michigan, Metro Detroit area, How often should my lawn be fertlized yearly, and when is the earliest the first application should be applied, should it be a weeed and feed or ju

Growing a lawn! ?!

Question------------------------- To answer some of your questions from your response, I would say that the lawn only gets about 3 hours of good bright sun a day. My house faces toward the east so

Using wood chips from a stump

QuestionI have just had two pin oaks removed that were growing too close to my house. Grinding out the stumps resulted in huge piles of debris that the arborist did not remove. My front yard is dominated

question about using sugar on your lawn

QuestionHi Charlotte, I was just reading a message that you had responded to about killing dollar week etc by using sugar - we would really like to try this as we have dollar weed trying to take over part of our ba

Charlotte,I live in Arizona...

QuestionCharlotte, I live in Arizona and was wondering what type of lawn is the easiest to grow & maintain? Also, proper steps for installing this sod? Thanks AnswerHi Rich; Beats e, so I searched for lawn grasse

shady lawns

Questionis there a grass seed for very shady lawns? I live in north Holland on a very peaty soil. Thanks in advance. Herman van Leuven AnswerYour best choice for lightly shaded lawns are a mixture which is based o

I have a 3 year old sod planted...

Question I have a 3 year old sod planted yard. I live in central Illinois. I have developed several patches in the yard. I use a lawn care service that fertilizes in a 7 step process. I also

Oxalis eradication

QuestionHow do I get rid of Oxalis? I have tried sprays and powder and it just keeps on coming back. Answerthats because oxalis can shoot its seed about 30. the best way to control it in a lawn is to wet the

moss control

QuestionHi Kenneth I am having a lot of trouble controling the moss in my garden. The grass is always cut short (the wife is fanatical)the lawn is about 4yrs old last year we had patches of moss which we treated wi

clover and weed grass problem

QuestionI live in boston massacusetts area, and have a new home lawn is 1 season old and contractor used poor grass seed , lawn is thin and has clove and crab grass more so clove, with the begining of spring coming,

re:insects

Questionwhat is the best way to get rid of redish type insects and drought spots. Thanks you. Answerdepends on where you live. im in southern NJ. 1st decide if the bugs are harmful. less than 1% of insects are h

fertilizer requirements

QuestionRick, It seems to me that the fertilizer people are pushing the season treatments to much. How much and how often do we really need to add all those treatments to have a decent

changing forest growth to lawn gwowth

QuestionHi, I recently purchased one acre of wooded lakeshore. I cleared off all the brush leaving all the bigger trees. Property gets abundant sunlight coming thru. The forest floor had all ferns and otherforest ty

Clay/sand turf

QuestionI live in North Carolina and Im trying to establish a lawn in a clay sand like surface. Ive read some of your articles about tilling this type of surface. Ive had the area plugged several times,

Dog pee soup!

QuestionI have looked at many of your responses to dogs causing lawn browning and am looking forward to using your methods this summer. This situation differs a little as my problem is mostly during the winter. My c

dollar weeds and sugar

QuestionI have dollar weeds (and a few others) in various areas throughout my lawn. I saw your comments regarding putting sugar on my lawn to help microbes that enrich soil. How often can I put the sug

fire ants

Questionhow do you get rid of fire ants naturally and how do you keep cats out of flower beds AnswerHi Betty; Chopped up orange peels will keep fire ants away, chopped lemon peels will keep away the cats. If you ha

small dirt piles

Questionthe look like small ant piles about 1inch wide but it looks like dirt or poop i live in dallas texas i hope this help i wish i could take a pic i understand if you cant help ty ------------------

Lawn Aeration

QuestionHi Kenneth: Im about ready to start my lawn care for a half acre lot for the year - just had a couple questions pertaining to aeration. I have a ridng mower and was hoping to do this myself by buying an att