sugar for dallisgrass control

Questionhow often should you apply sugar for dallis grass ciontrol, seems to be working Answer It is important to remember that any product (natural or synthetic) that will kill a weed (a species which is not

Making the lawn look better

Question Lawn trying to regrow More lawn regrow area Dear Ron: I have been hacking at my lawn with a claw hammer removing large areas of crabgrass and bermuda grass. I planted some old seed, but I

too much pre-emergent

QuestionHi! I have a problem, I think my contractor has applied too much pre-emergent to my lawn and I am afraid it is going to burn it all! It was 100 lbs of TurfGro professional 0-0-7 over about 13000 of lawn. It

Seedning a Central Florida Lawn

QuestionHello, I very much would appreciate your perspective on how I might best reseed my lawn here in Central Florida. We are reluctant to install an irrigation system, and therefore stick with Argentine Bah

Grass on Gulf coast Florida panhandle

QuestionMr. Persuad, I live on the beach near Indian Pass ( 2 nd tier), about 12 miles south of Port St Joe FL. Our lawn was established 10 years ago and we purchased the home 5 years ago. The grass (I t

Fertilizer on new sod

QuestionHello Ronald, I have a question regarding fertilizing new sod. I live in Northwest Illinois. Last fall, the city replaced a storm drain and sewer line in the front of our yard. When they w

What product does the weed control company use to kill the weeds?

QuestionMy lawn has weeds. I spayed the Weed B GON. It does not work. I saw my neighbor抯 lawn is maintained by a weed control company. They use chemical spray not only kills the weeds but also delay the grass growin

lawn dry spots

QuestionI have a very large lawn that I maintain myself, every year in the same spots I get a fungus and the same spots seem to dry out faster than the rest of the lawn can you recommend a conditioner or fungi

Yellow grass

Question Yellow grass As several other of your readers have experienced, I also have an issue with yellow grass in the Spring. I have lived in a townhouse in Central PA for about 20 years now. As far as I can

Dollar Weed

QuestionI live in Carville La. We had a wet winter and dollar weed has taken over my vegetable garden. I am looking for a product that I can use in my vegetable garden that will kill the dollar weed but no my vegeta

Desmodium tortuosum

QuestionHello, I purchased 1.25 acres of Desmodium tortuosum (Florida beggarweed), mixed with St. Augustine grass. Theres too much of it for me to dig it all out, and much of it comes back anyway. I l

Organic Lawn fertilization: When & With What?

QuestionI have been Organic in my lawn and garden for about 4 years now. I have not used any chemical in my yard at all. (4 years ago-We had a grub problem that was controlled by beneficial nematod

Kill Grass Naturally

QuestionThank you in advance for your help. I live in CA and am in the early stages of renovating my yard to eliminate the need to water grass. I have been told that proper preparation for installing a gravel

turf and stickers

Question1. Problem those cute little stickers. starts off with a purple flower then come summer they up and turn to stickers. 2. live in the woods and great rain off but my ditch in front is washing away. How can i

weed contol of wild violet

Questionhow can I rid my lawn of wild violets without killing the grass? Last year I sat and pulled them out of lawn only to have them again in my lawn this year. I,ve got a good stand of grass and have so many heal

Centipede and St. Augustine Grass

QuestionIn my yard I have a section of Centipede grass and a section of St. Augustine. There is a bare patch in between them. Is it OK to let them mix together or is it better to remove one so that I only have

Piece of Lawn Ripped Out -- Will Grass Regrow?

QuestionDear Mr. Persaud, The other night raccoons wreaked havoc on my backyard lawn. They ripped out small chunks of grass (none bigger than 1 sq ft). I replaced the divots where I could, but there are

Wha should newly seeded lawn look like?

QuestionLast month, we did a major overhaul on our back yard, which is about 8,000 s.f. Previouly we had zosia grass, which is not suited to the cooler weather in New Jersey, and also, the terrain was uneven, making

Lawn Not Spreading

QuestionDear My Persaud, 3 months ago raccoons dug up parts of my backyard lawn. I assumed the grass would just spread and take care of the issue, but there are still bare spots (just soil) today. Is 3

Fertilizer

QuestionTwice a year I fertilize with broadcast pellets (34-0-0) at a cost of approx $80 each time. Miracle=Gro (34-0-0)would cost me $5-$10 per application. Am I missing something here? Why should I use the pellets