Brown grass in the same spot as before

QuestionI guess I will start out with some back info on our lawn, we moved into our townhouse in Pitt Meadows B.C. 2 years ago and the grass was nice, its a VERY small yard about 120 sqft. I don抰 think the pre

Black Mold or Fungus

QuestionHello Ronald, Here in Ohio the weather has been very dry lately and Ive noticed the last few times Ive mowed the lawn that a fine black powder accumulates on top of the riding mower deck. Im told this may b

Lawn mowers

QuestionI recently purchased a new mower, and am finding that it randomly leaves a single blade of grass standing here and there. My previous mower didnt do this - at least not nearly as much. I am mowing St. August

Bent Grass Insect Control

QuestionI have mostly ants that I would like to get rid of on a newly seeded bent grass putting green. What is the best product(s) to use without harming the grass while it is still in the first summer of gr

starting a new lawn on top of the old weeds?

Questionquestion from Anchorage Alaska (climate is similar to Chicago area) : I have an established yard of weeds and clover, with birch tree roots sneaking up to the surface (for aeration?) I would like

Bermuda seeded lawn - weed control

QuestionHi, I had bermuda seed put down in mid-May and there is a lot of crabgrass coming in. Whats the best thing I can do to control or get rid of it at this point? I was told not to put anything down becaus

Lawn mushrooms

QuestionI have an area in my yard that had good st.aug. grass. All of a sudden mushrooms formed a half circle. In the area they came up, the grass died. As the mushrooms died they moved further out and the the grass

creeping red fescue

QuestionHi, we have had creeping red fescue on a north facing slope here ins southern california. We are inland about 30 miles and we are in zone 9-10. it has done well over the years but we know it likes mor

Thin and dried out grass under tree

QuestionI live in Toronto, my from lawn is 30ft x 25ft. Right in the middle is a large Linden Tree (2ft diameter at base-40ft high). I know a thing or two about landscaping because I used to be in the bu

Weeds in new sod

QuestionWe planted sod about three weeks ago and because of all the steady watering, the weeds in the existing soil are popping up in abundance! We dont want them to take over the lawn, but is now a good time

Worst lawn in the neighborhood

QuestionI must have the absolute worst lawn in our neighborhood (central Ohio). We bought the house three years ago and it had sat empty for almost two years prior to that. The first year, the grass had obviou

St.Augustine Pametto grass

QuestionIn May I had Palmetto sod laid over soil that had been tilled. I watered soon and often and have not had good results. Many of the pieces look dead with very little grass growing. How can I

How to fertilize lawn

QuestionHi, Thanks for the help. I live in Northern California and it is HOT, usually around 95 to 100 during the summer. My lawn area is appx. 5,000 sq ft. A local store sold me a 50 lb bag of B

Weeds in Lawn

QuestionI live in Colorado Springs Colorado, I have always had a healthy lawn and fertilize in Spring/Fall. We have had a lot of rain this year and I have a Broad leaf weed almost like a dandelion that is becoming a

Treating for Weeds

QuestionSod was installed in the middle of June. We live in western New York. It is growing very well with much watering. We had top soil brought in and found it to be very weedy. We spent hours on the flower beds t

Yellow spots in lawn in Utah desert climate

QuestionQUESTION: I have kentucky blue grass, and its grown from seed in our yard. Usually at this time of year we start seeing yellow spots, which we though were due to the dryness, and tried more deep watering. Si

moles

QuestionWhat are some effective ways to rid lawn of moles. Ive (1)treated w/ grubex, (2)am cosiderig milky spore powder for additional grub control treatments and (3) also regularly treat sandy soil w/ lime to keep

Permanently killing grass

QuestionI just read the advice on permanently killing all grass by using salt. I have a pool that uses a chlorine generator so I have bags of pool salt on hand. I want to kill grass on some small areas a

rocks and grass

QuestionI have a lot of river rocks, all sizes, in the dirt where I want to plant lawn for a soccer field. Weve disked the dirt and roto-tilled it and it just brings up more rocks. We have a very large a

brown spots in tall fesue

Questionis there any way to get ride of the brown spot, spay for it, i cut it about every 4 days, is water it for 1 hr twice a week, i just raked the brown spot area and the dead grass us came up, the grass was so g