Vigoro vs. Scotts

QuestionIs there any data if either of these 2 brands is harmful for humans (especially kids walking/playing/rolling) in the lawn? Would appreciate if you could you shed some light on this. Thanks AnswerNone

crab grass prevention

QuestionHi Charlotte, I manage 2 lawns in the St.Louis area. They were sodded last year, and have a very dense clay base of soil below the sod. The majority of the lawns are in direct sunlight. Th

Crabgrass and urine spots on lawn

Question2 questions please: We currently have large patches of crabgrass in our backyard lawn. Is there any way (preferably organic) that we can remove/kill it besides digging it up and re-sodding or re-seeding? Als

How to deal with Red Clay

QuestionHello Kenneth, I live near Huntington, WV and my yard is totally made up of red clay. Therefore it has been very hard to get grass, trees, flowers, etc to get a good root base going for them to grow p

spiders and ants

QuestionCharlotte; I live in NH and every spring it begins one or two ants and then they are everyware. The same goes for the spiders (you would think one would control the other). I brake webs whenever I see them

lawn weed n feed

QuestionI accidently used 32oz of weed n feed on my 4400 sq ft lawn when I should have used only about 10 oz. Also I had my dial n spray set on 4oz instead of 4tsp. Now, my lawn has areas of patchy dead

Should I plant all new grass?

QuestionI recently moved into a new home that seems to have a dandelion farm in the front yard. I wanted to know your opinion whether or not to try to kill them with Weed Be Gone and the little fork thing, or would

Bermuda Lawn in MS- Fertilizing /Overseeding

QuestionHi! I purchased a 3 yr old home in Mississippi last October. I noticed this spring that I have had a lot of weeds and have a few thin areas around the lawn. I sprayed the yard 2 (maybe 3) times this

Over sowing

QuestionWhen over sowing do you have to add topsoil or can you just spread seed over grass and water in? Also when and how can you harvest the seed from the actual grass? My granddad used to do it when I was little

weeds in beds

Questioni have weed growing in my plant beds. besides physically pulling them what can i do now and in the future, what pre em should i put down if any? AnswerHandpulling is most practical in flower beds because an

difficult grass under maple trees

QuestionFollow up. Thank you for your response. I should have included the fact that this is a thoroghfare from the driveway to the garage at the back of the property. We rarely need to drive back there

grass starting to die

QuestionHi Rick. We live in London, Ontario, Canada.Weve lived at this home for 14 years,in all that time Ive always had a nice looking green lawn.However the last 2 years the lawn has started to show dead spots in

weed & feed on lawn

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - I live in Raleigh, NC. About 4-5 weeks ago I applied Scotts weed & feed to my lawn. Unfortunately, it rained within 12 hours. It looks like the ferti

Stubborn Ivy

QuestionMy yard is full of ivy. In an area by the front door, I pulled most of it up, tilled the area and removed more. I am now building a brick paver patio in the area by adding a 6 inch layer of dirt

grass installation

Questioni need to install grass in a house, what steps i need to follow for best results? its a plain yellow ground, a regular size house. AnswerHi Jaimel First determine the type of soil you have. To g

dallis grass removal

Question How do I get rid of dallis grass in my lawn the organic way? AnswerSugar, sugar sugar: No, Im not flirting with you. LOL That is the answer. That is how I got rid of my Dallis grass. I started puttin

Correct soil to use before laying sod...

QuestionI live in zone18 Riverside, Southern California. I am installing new marathon sod in my backyard along with 3 planter beds. I would like to use the same medium across my entire yard if possible. I have heard

Lawn PH

QuestionI live In Virginia and have a fescue lawn. Its May and Ive already put fertilizer and weed and feed down,twice. I plan on putting grub control down soon. I have not tested the PH, and was going to put

thatch in my lawn

QuestionI live on the north shore of Lake Ontario. My lawn is about 3 years old. There is a lot of thatch which I have tried to rake out but it just keeps getting worse as if the grass is dying. I use Scott brand fe

Weeds??

QuestionHi Floyd, I hope that you can help me. I live in Detroit, Michigan. In April I put down some scotts weed and feed, and I still have a lot of weeds in my lawn. dandilions ,I am trying to figure out what happe