Too much Moss, not enough Grass

QuestionRecently my wife and I took over her Grandmothers home. Theres a full front and back yard which has been cut regularly, however, weve not been able to get rid of the moss in some sections with seeding

Mulching?

QuestionQuick question you may be able to help me with.. I fitted a mulching kit to my ride-on mower thinking that it would be more environmentally friendly etc. However, I am not sure if I have fitted t

Lawn Fungus?

QuestionI have growing at the base of one of my trees up into the bark a few inchs and out into the lawn what seems to be fungus or mold, It is white approx. 5/8 thick kinda looks like califlower, it is spreading an

Tough Turf For Active Dogs

QuestionI live in Northern NJ. Our backyard is on a hill and has three terraced levels. It is partially wooded and very shady in most areas but with good sun in other areas. We recently put up a fe

Kukuya and Grande lawns

QuestionHi there I have planted a combination of kukuya and grande grass for my lawn. My garden has alot of shade and when the kukuya wasnt growing we overseeded with the grande seed. At the moment our

Interaction of Annual Rye grass and St Augustine

QuestionI have a 3 acre lawn of mainly St Augustine (about 70% effective coverage). Lots of trees and some hedges break it up and provide considerable shade. I just moved in last summer and the lawn trac

pre-emrgence

QuestionSince I cant buy corn gluten meal in this area in Florida for seed emergence will just plain corn meal do the job? The crab grass is overtaken my lawn. Thanks! AnswerHi Jimmy; The cornmeal wont work, but,,

Other grass in my yard

QuestionHi, I live in the Dallas TX area. And since all of my grass has gone dormant for the winter, I can see several small patches of other grass around the yard. I have only been in the house for approx.10 months

Geraniums in my lawn

QuestionMy yard is in Southern California (forgot that you service all the US) so right now the temps are in the 50s during the day. You had mentioned Spring but I wonder since CA is practically spring all year long

I moved into a new home last...

QuestionI moved into a new home last May. Sometime in July I found that I had a very serious grub problem over half of my lawn which is about a half acre. The grass can be lifted easily, like a carpet. I

Dog killing lawn with Urine

QuestionDo you have female dogs? This is something I heard to be very common. I think youre right and Ill begin to water my grass a lot more. I dont think Im watering up to 6 inches. Ill also

Unwatered Sod

QuestionPlease forgive me but Ive never had a lawn and I am terrible with plants. So, how often should I water the grass and under what conditions, if in fact my lawn is st. augustine? AnswerOh, susan; I am going t

Rye in Hybrid Bermuda

QuestionI overseeded my hybrid Bermuda lawn in central Texas with what I thought was annual rye three winters ago. It tuens out that my wife tells me that really wasnt what I wanted to do. At any rate, e

Grading, drainage issues.

QuestionThe home I am preparing to place a bid on is graded terribly. In all four directions of the house, the land and in some cases, concrete driveway, pitches toward the house. The current owners spen

Lawn maintenance/design

QuestionWe recently got a dog and fenced in our side yard for her to run and fetch. The grass is starting to get torn up from her claws, esp. where she stops and turns. What do you recommend as a solutio

overseeded rye is dying

QuestionFor the second year (1st year great growth) we overseeded our bermuda grass with Double Eagle Blend perennial ryegrass (wilminton perennial ryegrass, pacesetter perennia ryegrass, Arrival perennial ryegrass

wild garlic

QuestionFloyd I recently moved to southern Illinois. I have growing in my yard what they tell me is wild garlic. It grows 3 times as fast as the grass and is very unsightly. Can you tell me how to

Weed and Seed

QuestionHello. We live in De Land Florida, about 40 miles north of Orlando. It is turning out to be a very warm January. It has been getting in the low eighties almost every day. Of cou

What should I do about my lawn

QuestionHi! I live in northern Michigan where the grass can grow pretty long. Right now we have wood chips on our front lawn so we dont have to mow. I am thinking of putting some sort of stone on the fr

When is it time to fertilize a lawn

QuestionWhen do you usally seed and fertilize a lawn in California,90310 AnswerIn Los Angeles you want to sow grass in late spring as the soil warms up. Try to target 2-3 months prior to the hottest time of the yea