Damaged Lawn By Round-Up

Question Front yard Hello, I recently bought a house in Atlanta, GA in Feb 09 during that time i could see lots of weed growing in front,side and back of my yard, so i thought to use Round Up( Really Stupid Mistake

Iron in well

QuestionHi.. I am watering my grass from well water. I know the water has a lot of Iron in it. Is it harmful to the grass? It seems like the grass may be doing better after I water it with the city supply. &n

Sodding

QuestionI live in central Ms and just purchased 8 acres. I want to put down grass seeds. I need advice on how to get started. Wild grass and weeds currently is on the property. Answer The subject line says sodding

crabapple tree

QuestionMy husband sprayed roundup around the crabapple tree in our yard, including the suckers around the tree. He said the direction said it wouldnt hurt trees and shrubs. That was about three weeks ago, the

Moss Lawn Damage under Tree

QuestionThe past two years my lawn under a large Oak tree has been getting progressively thinner and thinner. The tree roots appear to be near the surface and now Ive got green/rusty type moss taking over the lawn.

tilling necessary before laying new sod?

QuestionHi - a sod farm recently prepared my yard for sodding by cutting out the old grass and lightly raking the topsoil and filling in some depressions. But I was suprised they didnt till the whole yard as s

Bahia lawn (bare spots)

QuestionIm trying to fill in some bare spots in my bahia lawn. I was told by someone that placing newspapers on the bare spot prior to seeding and adding a top layer of soil would expedite germination. Does that rin

Grass height -- recommendation

QuestionHi, With fungus on the lawn what is your recommendation on how height we need to cut the lawn is it better to cut it shorter than 3 or longer then 3? Thanks Answer3 inches is ideal, and really doesnt change

grass dead or dont know the reason

QuestionWe got a new house with approximally 0.3 ace yard. Builder seeded fescue last year and dead out after month as we did not know how to take care. Last fall, I re- seeded all the patches. They re-grew the gree

Dry hay patches

QuestionI live in the North East and we have had alot of rain lately. So I am confused as to why I have what look like burnt grass. I dont believe that it is pink or red in color at all. My fertili

Reviving my lawn after leaf spot

QuestionMy lawn developed leaf spot last year and it may have even started the year before that, but I did not know it. This year, I knew something was wrong. Thinning of grass, different levels of growt

circles of dead grass overnight

QuestionI have been getting almost complete circles of dead grass about 6 inches in diameter and it happens almost overnight. Its not grubs because i cant lift it right out. It feels like roots are still intact but

Rust Disease

QuestionHi, We have rust disease in our lawn. Our lawn is treated with Bio-Green and has been chemical free for 4 years now except for spot spraying. We have been treating the rust disease with hydrogen

Powdery Mildew

QuestionCJ: I have a new lawn as of last fall. I have not watered it this spring as we been very lucky with nice moderate rain fall. I have absolutely no shade in areas that are effected. The soil is not

Yellow hue to lawn when mowed

QuestionI have always had a very nice looking yard. The yard has a nice normal green color to it until I mow. Once I mow the yard has a very yellow hue to it. I have sharpened the mower blade, as w

Toadstools

QuestionHow can I get rid of nuisance toadstools on our lawn? Thankyou! Roger N. Carver Answer They are a fungus and if you cut back on watering, the problem will probably go away. There is a condition called fai

Ridding soil of too much acid

QuestionHow do I rid my garden of too much acid? Roy Answer The short answer is to add lime but you could end up wasting money. pH is not a big worry unless for something specific. If pH is the reason for poor yie

Patches of dead grass reappearing at the same spot.

Question Dead Patch My location is around Cincinnati, OH. My yard, which is 2 years old, has tall fescue and we have used Sod. Everything was fine for the first year. Last year after a treatment from Scotts Lawn ser

dying grass

QuestionMy grass is turning brown at the root. It has looked great but I am afraid it is going to die on me again this year. We have a fescue mix and reseeded in the early spring. However, we have had a lot of

My Lawn

QuestionI have this big hugh tree on the lawn that blocks the sun causing the grass to hardly get any sunlight. I have patches where the grass is trying to grow but is not really. I would like to know if weed and fe