weed and feed

QuestionCan I use weed and feed on Augustine and Bermuda grass? Answer The short answer is Yes!BUT!!! 1. The product which you choose must be labeled for the turf that you want to use it on. 2. If you wish to us

re-grow grass

QuestionHi Ronald, My lawn has some bold spots where gophers ate my grass. Now all you can see is dirt in those areas. I tried putting fertilizer to see if new grass will grow but I havent seen any improvemen

bermuda in daylilies

Questioncan i use the herbicide POST to kill the grass and not kill the lilies? Answer I am going to presume that you are talking about POAST , a brand name that contains Sethoxydim as the active ingredient. Click

Soil

QuestionEach year I buy new potting soil for pot planted tomato plants. I usually discard about 1/2 of last years soil and mix in new soil to the remainder. Is this a good practice? Also should thr

Grass Growth/ Health/ Soil

QuestionMoved into a new construction home last July in Dallas TX. My lawn seems to be struggling quite a bit over some of the neighbors. After aerating recently, I punctured holes and caused countless leaks in the

Decompsoing Grass Smell

QuestionRonald: My grass had grown tall for lack of mowing. So, I bagged the clippings and dumped them in my back yard. Now they are decomposing and smell awful. Is there a technique for getting rid of the smell eas

hot sun, dead grass

QuestionIm in San Antonio, TX where the upper 90s is normal in summer. I have one corner of my lawn (St. Augustine) that has no shade all day. In spite of watering when legal (we are often on restriction), it died c

Mulch/ Drainage slope

QuestionHi Ronald, Thank you for your time. We have a backyard that is sloping down away from the house, which is good as the rain water to flows away from the house. We were thinking of putting down mulch wit

garden

Questioni put weed and feed on my garden by mistake what do i have too do can i water Answer This is very bad news if your garden contains broad leaf plants, as I suspect it does. You can try watering it frequently

Sod repair

QuestionI recently laid sod on my front yard and some of it has turned brown even though I watered it. I have been treating it with a mixture of beer and ammonia in hopes it will react as my grass did in the b

crabgrass

QuestionWe bought a house that has a huge lawn full of crabgrass and other weeds. We talked about doing a weed & feed application because what we seed in is overrun by the weeds. If not using chemicals, how do you g

gras wont grow

Questionhad water oak tree that was dead. removed tree and had stump grounded up. removed stump shaving and replace with top soil. replaced grass with sod (St. augustine). the rest of yard does great but

white feathery material on grass

QuestionIn the morning I find spots on my lawn that look like each blade of grass is covered in a white very downy like substance. Then the spot turns brown and starts to die. Is this some type of fungus? How can I

Baking Soda & Carpet Grass

QuestionMy wife is spreading Baking Soda powder on the grass. She claims it will kill carpet grass but not the St. Augustine grass. Our residence is Dunedin, Florida. Is she correct about using this approach to k

Lawn repair after puting in drainage

QuestionI have just put drainage into my back lawn,I have replaced the grass sods back onto the lawn where the drainage pipes are,but it looks prity scared, what do I do to repair the scares,what materials will I ne

Rtf Fescue sod

QuestionI had a new lawn installed. After a few months, brown sections and clumping appeared in various sections. Also, the lawn surface became uneven so that it was difficult to walked on it. Im thinking that it ma

Will Elimanor Lawn Week Killer also kill poison ivy, oak and sumac?

QuestionWill Eliminator Lawn Weed Killer also kill poison ivy, oak, and sumac? Answer Eliminator ?contains glyphosate which acts through the green tissue in plants. The chemical is translocated throughout the plant

How to get thick grass in a new lawn

QuestionI live in North Carolina and we have built a new home. We have lived in the new house for about 9 months, since Feb. I sowed grass when we first moved in and again at the end of March, I used a spreader and

browned out grass

QuestionEvery year my grass browns out in the same area as seen in the photo, but more recently it is spreading. It does not seem that this is due to being too dry as the surrounding grass is healthy. We use a

Sissou trees

QuestionWe planted a sissou tree a few years ago. The roots started tearing up our block fence, so we had the tree professionally removed. Although they did dig out the big main root about 3 feet down, some of the r