red thread

Questionmy lawn has red thread what fertilizer do you recommend and how else do I treat it I live in long island new york Answer I have no experience where this disease is concerned but the following is quoted from

New Lawn.

QuestionHi there. So my fiance and I have been trying to grow grass in our Philadelphia side lot for our wedding. We started with EZ seed, which was growing great, until this past week when we noticed that different

grass identification and moss problem

QuestionDear Ronald: I live in North Georgia. My lawn is of mixed grasses--Kentucky fescue and an unknown kind, which is beautifully low-growing and withers earlier in fall and turns green later in spring. I want to

lime for yards

QuestionI have heard that applying lime to your lawn with eliminate fleas and ticks. Is there any truth to this? Thanks, Debra Answer A long time ago an insecticide (BHC) was mixed with limestone and applied to law

Horticultural Sand

QuestionI am about to lay turf, and had planned to use sand as the final levelling medium, but my local building supplier does not have horticultural sand - he only has soft washed building sand, which he says is no

lawn burning chemicals

QuestionHow long should you wait before reseeding after lawn has been chemically burned off? Chemicals used were Dimension(dithiopyr) and TruPower 2 (2,4-D, mecoprop, dicamba) AnswerHi Theresa, Youll have pr

burnt lawn

QuestionHello Ronald, We are in need of some help please. My husband put down fertilizer in May and the lawn was looking great. He then put down turf builder and lime one month later. The temperat

Weed Lawn

QuestionI live in a condo and I have a fairly large lawn, but it is almost all weeds. The maintenance people come once a week and when they mow it, it looks like its never been mowed because they just mowed over the

permanently kill driveway vegetation

QuestionIm looking for a DIY (ie: inexpensive) way to permanently kill all the weeds, grass, tumble weeds, goat heads, etc. growing in my extensive gravel driveway. Ive tried Round Up, etc. but the weeds just

nut grass in our zoyia emerald green

Questionhow do we get rid of the nut grass and some other grass and to have our back yard the zoyia only. There are some weeds not many, mostly the nut grass we have pulled and pulled but the nut grass is not

lawn chemical error

QuestionMy boyfriend had new lawn planted earlier this year. He applied Sta Green Weed n Feed 2 weeks ago. The bottle covers 7500 sq ft. He applied the whole bottle to 700 sq ft. The lawn is now turning yellow. What

Dangers of chicken manure to kids

QuestionI have a kids party that will be hosted at my house in about a month. I just laid seed and topping that contains chicken manure mixed with compost. I had planed to water twice a day to keep it moist until th

Thick bladed grass

QuestionI have clumps of thick bladed grass in my yard. Im wondering what it is and how do I get rid of it. Than

moths in lawn

QuestionWhat is the best product and way to get rid of moths in the lawn? Answer I cannot think of a moth (adult stage) that is a problem to a lawn. The female adult will certainly lay eggs and it is the caterpilla

small tunnel/burrow in lawn

Questionwhat is it that has made tunnel in lawn? Found 2 last year and 1 has just been made in last few days. The opening is no wider than an inch and i can push a stick in to 8inches. There are no piles of soil fro

Grass or Sod for Beach

QuestionI have a small area to manage at the beach. I am looking for a grass/sod that will do well in sun but very resistant to weeds. Weed growth at the beach is the toughest to manage since we do not

weeds in asian jasmine

QuestionI have planted a hillside with jasmine in weedcloth, but some weeds are coming up in the holes alongside the jasmine. What weed killer can I use that wont kill the jasmine? Answer I have sprayed glyphosate

Dead Carpet Grass

QuestionI live in South Texas (near Laredo, TX) where we have warm to hot temperatures just about year round. The problem is that my mom used to have beatiful carpetgrass but I have noticed that the grass is d

Spongy sod

Question We installed emerald Zoysia about 8 weeks ago and it is lumpy and spongy (really spongy) We tilled entire yard sanded and retilled and leveled. It was a perfect install for us and it has become real spongy

SEEDING BERMUDA IN JULY

QuestionHELLO - CAN I REALISTICALLY PLANT BERMUDA DURING THE JULY HEAT OF PHOENIX? WE SHOULD HIT 114 DEGREES BY END OF THIS WEEK. IF I CAN WHAT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD I TAKE & ESPECIALLY HOW DO I KEEP NUMERO