Hopeless lawn

QuestionCharlotte, I have a small front lawn that faces west/southwest. I live in Oregon and have completely re-seeded this lawn 3 times in six years. I will admit that I do not follow a strict regimen of trying to

re: soggy lawn

Questionit could be many things, broken pipe what type of soil clay? or in my case i had to run a drain the lenth of my whole yard 125ft by 155ft and it worked very well but i live on a mountian and all the water wa

keeping cats out of flower beds

QuestionCharlotte, First let me say WOW! Loved reading about sugaring the lawn, I am going to do that. How do you keep the cats out of the flower beds and the garden? Do you have any solutions for Moles?

Moss Lawns

QuestionI live in North East Georgia about 50 miles north of Atlanta. I have been looking for the answer to this question for about 3 years. Hope you can help. I have a fairly large moss covered yard that i

Help - wet, soggy, muddy lawn

QuestionWe are located in zip code 20706 - Lanham, Maryland. Our yard is attached to four yards & lower than the yard directly behind us and is some what shady with what I think is an old oak tree and Im not sure if

Eradication of Zoysia grass

QuestionI have a patch of zoysia grass - dont know where it came from but I want to get rid of it. It has taken over flower beds and is growing up thru my shrubs - taller than the shrubs themselves. HELP

removing old grass

QuestionHi I have recently moved to a new house and the lawn in the backyard is terrible. It is over run with weeds and clover like grass. Can you tell me how to start over or suggest where I can find in

Fescue Lawn

QuestionHi once again Kenneth, Ill try to be brief. Killed everything last fall; lots of burmdua grass - 3 applications of round-up. Location in Chesapeake, VA, mild weather. Did soil sample, pre-

rolling a new lawn

QuestionAm I supposed to roll the dirt when I plant new grass seed? If so, before or after I rake in the seeds? Thanks for the help Jim AnswerGood soil/seed contact is key to successful seeding. This can be

killing henbit

QuestionChesapeake, VA Thanks for your earlier remarks Kenneth. I have identified the weed culprit as Henbit. My research has lead me to many solutions with herbicide ingredients that I dont under

No gutters and patchy grass

QuestionI love the idea of organic gardening, but have not yet made the switch. Im hoping you can offer some suggestions that can help us solve our problem and may lead to us making some more organic choices in the

a lot of weeds....no grass

QuestionMy familys backyard is not yet finish. There is concrete but no grass jus dirt, well weeds. What is the quickest and best way to kill the weeds. That way we can start to lay the grass. The weeds is a few dif

Maple tree sap

QuestionWhat are my options re. keeping the red maple tree thats adjacent to my driveway from raining down sap onto my car, dog and driveway? AnswerHi Larry; Sorry, but there is no way to keep a tree from dripping

St. Augustine lawn problems

QuestionMy grass looks like if it has been squashed. You get up to it closely and it looks dry and flattened. I hardly ever have to mow it because it grows so inconsistently. I water at least 3 times a w

Apply new seed vs. pre-emergent

QuestionKenneth - I have a relatively young lawn (seeded in fall of 2005), which is slowly coming into place. The homebuilder seeded with fescue, and there are some empty patches still. Im thinking I n

Planting new grass seed

QuestionA few years back I removed an evergreen tree. It took 3 growing seasons and a lot of seed to get new grass to grow. I am going to remove another evergreen soon. Is there something I can do to treat the

Hard Clay Lawn

QuestionHi Charlotte, A BIG THANKS for your sugar tip! I am in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. I have aproximately 30,000 sq feet of lawn that Ive been grooming for the last few years. The biggest problem Im having

Lawn seeding and fertilizing

QuestionHi Ken, Just a quick question. I live in the northwest part of Illinois, not far from the Mississippi. We just bought this home last August and found grubs in the soil because raccoons were tear

grassburrs

QuestionI have applied Amaze to my lawn to prevent new grassburrs but is there any way to pick up the grassburrs in my yard? My poor dogs are picking up quite a few. I am considering renting a push type lawn v

Dead Lawn!

QuestionI live in Crown Point, Indiana 46307, close to Chicago, IL. Last summer we had a bad draught. Somehow, some people say it was grub and/or draught, my entire back yard died. It turned brown/