wild violets

QuestionHello Ronald, I have been trying to rid my lawn of wild violets for years. I have tried all of the big box store herbicides (Scotts, Ortho, etc.) to no avail. I tried a Weed B Gone product with Triclopyr (8%

New construction lawn

QuestionI live in South Dakota, and built a new house last fall. The soil is a hard shale, I plan to dig it down 6-8 inches. Bring in about 4 inches of manure, and 4 inches of top soil Then seed with Scotts Kentucky

Water Pooling in backyard

QuestionHello, My backyard is sorta on a slope on one side, and at the lowest point the water pools badly after raining. Do I dig at the lowest point a few feet and insert sand and gravel or do it scale back from th

Moss in Lawn

QuestionHave problem with moss in lawn one area of property. Front lawn is shaded during summer but partly shaded in spring. Have many pine trees around front of house. Thought pine trees lowered p

Lavendar in grass

QuestionHi CJ, Here is what I read about using sugar to kill lavender in grass by Expert: Charlotte B - 3/18/2007. I read it on this same site. After reading this are you still inclined to say suga

Extremely lumpy bumpy lawn

QuestionWe live on 5 acres in Des Moines, Iowa and mowing is a very painful process. The lawn is so bumpy that you just bounce up and down on the lawn tractor. We had a landscaper that said it needed to be aerated s

Ugly mushrooms

QuestionHow can I get rid of ugly looking mushrooms on my lawn? Answer Generally, mushrooms indicate that there is too much moisture in the soil. Fairy ring shows up as mushrooms growing in an arc or complete circl

Ugly mushrooms.

QuestionHow can I get rid of ugly looking mushrooms in my lawn?Thanks! AnswerSorry, but mushrooms are one of those little annoyances that you just have to ride out. If theres lots of organic matter in the soil and

fescue

QuestionI live in Northeast MS Is fescue a good sod for shady areas? Has soil tested for St Augustine, soil is acid, it calls for 225# per 1000 sq.. ft. 3# 34-0.0 2.5# 0-46.0 per 1000. I can not afford t

lawn too high/sod cutter

QuestionHi! My lawn is a bit too high in my backyard. When it rains or when I wash my patio off, the water wont run out into the lawn because the lawn is just a bit too high. My thought is to rent

beneficial nematodes

QuestionI have a horrible grub, and japanese beetle problem. I have .54 acres which I have no idea how many square feet that is. I bought the nematodes enough to cover 5000 square feet which I did my whole lawn minu

Creeping Charlie?

QuestionI think I have creeping Charlie in my lawn. How should I get rid of it. Thanks, Greg AnswerHi Greg, Unfortunately, youll need to hire a pro for that one. Its one of the few weeds that over the counter prod

sugar on grass

QuestionI live in Fl. and have been draining my washing machine water out my back door verses the septic tank, the grass is beautiful. I wanted to know if this is good and could I but some dry power on my front lawn

crab grass

QuestionQUESTION: I have a 10 x 10 secrtion with tons of tiny new crab grass. Can I put top soil over it to kill and plant new grass or will it come through? If I can how many inches of top soil should I put on it?

Switching to a clover lawn

QuestionC.J.- I think the previous home owner seeded bare spots with what ever type of grass seed that was on sale. I have various colored/textured patches throughout my lawn along with creeping charlie and clover.

using a mulching mower on grass with weeds

QuestionBought a home, hired a weed-control service to tend to weeds. After one year of treatment, more weeds than ever. I want to try to control the weeds myself, as I am a single mom, in school, with n

New lawn full of weeds

QuestionMy husband and I recently purchased a foreclosure home, and the lawn has not been cared for in a very long time. It was originally sodded, and has some grassy spots left, but a large amount of weeds and a fe

Dead dirt

QuestionWe just retired and bought an old rental house here in the San Juaquin Valley of Central California. The tract was built on an old walnut tree orchard in the mid 60s. As a rental you can expect the gra

lawn violets

Question sugar cure? JUST HOW MUCH AND HOW OFTEN, WHEN? AND HOW DO YOU APPLY IT ? HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CURTAIL THE PROBLEM. Answer There is a large population out there that believes that if y

Weeds in Ivy Bed

QuestionWe have a bed of ivy on our lawn (it was there when we bought the house in 83) that all of a sudden in the last year and half it has increasingly been taken over by weeds. Actually it looks old, the leaves a