Stoping ground growth

QuestionI have area that I need to make sure nothing can grow where I can pine straw the area. Aprox size of area is 10ft by 100ft Answer Pine straw mulch by itself will kill weeds. If you want to make doubly sure,

rapid lawn death

Question fungus? I am in Raleigh NC and had extensive landscaping done in the back yard requiring 350 cubic yards of clay dirt. After a small layer of top soil was added the entire area was sodded with Tall fescue.

sod

QuestionWe live on the Central Coast of California. Our yard is nothing but sand, how should we prepair it for sod? and what is the best kind for all year round? Now for the main question we have ants dont the

grass seed grows then turns too straw

QuestionI have attempted to grow grass in a semi sunny area, This area has been heavily turned over and has a base of several feet of new top soil. Some ares have taken but others grow but soon die and turn a straw

Sparse Lawn

QuestionHi Ron, I live in Mississauga Ontario. This past spring my neighbor came to me and asked if I would help him with his lawn. The condition at the time was a very sparse weed filled lawn. Ra

scorpions

Questionwhat is a organic way to keep scorpions from your house and from getting inside? I had thought that lavender or rosemary, I am moving to AZ soon and am concerned about this bug. is there any truth to these h

Growing Brown spot

QuestionI live in Texas and have St Augustine grass Even with the drought I have watered a lot lately and the majority of my yard is thick and very green. I have a brown spot in my yard that is growing i

Bermuda Fungus

Question2 fold question...I do have a fungus in my yard that has gotten progressively worse. I sprayed it this week with spectrazide to see if it will get better. If it does will the Bermuda come back ne

New Seeded Lawn

QuestionWe have just had our new lawn laid (4weeks ago). thoroughly watering it and are disappointed to see quite a lot of brown patches appearing. We had top soil put down first. Can you give me the cau

my florida lawn

QuestionHi there, we just had our lawn sodded in April of 09. I had one company maintaining it for me and all I was doing was watering and mowing it. well after 2 months I noticed brown patches, sm

Florida Lawn and Evil Crabgrass

QuestionHi There. First lawn, so many questions. My St Augustine lawn was recently invaded by crabgrass and other weeds. We decided to resod half of the yard (the worse side) and killed off most of

weed barrier under lawn

Questionis there a type of weed barrier that can be put down underneath lawn? We have created a path up our hillside and there are oak and maple growing everywhere and I want to know how to keep the trees from

Yellow zoysia grass

Question8-29-09 gas company had to move gas lines and replaced zoysia lawn with zoysia sod in late June/early July. We kept it watered and it seemed to accept transfer well. Now however, its turing yello

grass dying

QuestionQUESTION: I live in san antonio,tx and along my driveway, my grass is dying. it has spread about three feet towards the yard, all you see is like viens and no grass. what can i do. ANSWER:  

Drought

QuestionRonald, I live in Houston, TX. I dont know the first thing about lawn care, except to cut the grass and trim. My lawn has always been a combination of grass and weeds. This year drought killed most of the la

Fungus or Mold

QuestionWe have dark green fungus or mold in our driveway. It started their and is spreading into our grass and pavers. It is slimy dark dark green. It is flat on the ground but as it gets bigger, it p

lawn care for my bermuda

Questionwhat treatment do I need to do for my Bermuda lawn for fall and winter? Is there a list that I could get for what chemicals I am supposed to put down for each season? Thanks! Answer Programs for lawn care e

preparing for sod

Questionwe are about to purchase some sod for our yard and i have two questions before we do. One, is it to late in the year to do so? Ive read where ideal times are early summer. Summers are very

new sod

QuestionI bought some new palmeto St.augustine sod fron home depot to repair some bad areas in my yard. the sod was yellow with a little staw looking areas with very little green they said it would be fine just lay

organic vs chemicals

QuestionYou said in one of your posts to someone starting a new lawn, Above all, NEVER use those mass market weed killers with things like 2,4-D and other weapons of mass destruction; theyre advertised as shortcuts,