cinch bugs in Florida lawn, St. Augustine

QuestionI have cinch bugs. I have heard of natural remedies, soap and water, amonia, diatmateous earth. What can I do that is natural. I dont want a lawn service coming out with pestcides to kill them. Please help.

Grass seed in shady Colorado Springs

QuestionI just read your answer to Lisa in Colorado Springs. My lawn is just like you described but it is nearly 100% shaded by a deciduous tree. It does get a little morning side-ways sun. Can you give me any

My lawn is changing

QuestionA different type of grass is taking over my lawn. It is fine (green) during the cool, wet winter months, but just cant keep it green in the summer. I water the lawn equally and the original grass

Asian Jasmine

QuestionHello Tom, When i planted my landscape, I used Asian Jasmine as the groundcover. I regret that now as it has taken over and is growing up through my other plants and shrubs. I would like to remov

Phoenix Lawn

QuestionIn live just outside of Phoenix and normally have a Bermudagrass lawn in the summer and overseed with Rye in the winter. I love the Ryegrass in the winter; but I hate the Bermudagrass in the summer. &n

Dying Sod, Lots of Sun

QuestionQUESTION: Greetings! I just purchased a renovated house right outside Washington DC. Unfortunately the sod is dying. Some of it is relatively green, some of it is brown, and some of it is dead

ROSE OF SHARON BUSH

QuestionI transplanted this bush from my mothers house a year and 1/2 ago. Seemed like it died shirtly thereafter, but I left it in the ground over the winter and this spring it came to life and has flow

Bad Case of Grub

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, We live in Southern New Hampshire and have been trying to turn our plot Organic for about 1.5 years, ever since we moved into our property. The previous owner was, unfortunately, not lik

My backyard is sinking - Retaining wall?

QuestionHi, My house is a year old and here recently the back edge of the yard is sinking basically falling into a ditch. Can I solve this by installing a retaining wall or is there another solution? Le

New lawn - bad fungus problem

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, On Labor Day weekend, my husband turned over both our front and back yard to start fresh with a new lawn on both. He used a sod cutter to pick up the old lawn and turned it over. T

Texas Lawn with St. Augustine

QuestionQUESTION: Ok, so I am a novice, my wife and I just bought a home in Dallas, and it is our first. We have a great yard, but there are some things that I dont know what to do. I have been researchi

weeds in my wintercreeper

QuestionIve recently begun working as a facilities manager at Bronx Preparatory Charter School in the Bronx, NY. It has fallen on my shoulders the problem of saving a front yard that is supposed to have only w

Mulching versus grass

QuestionQUESTION: I am seriously considering mulching my front lawn totally. It is small and grows more weeds then grass. I would relish the convenience of being able to landscape without the border conc

lawn with Grubs, fungus

QuestionI have a new house in KY - 2 1/2 years old. Sod was laid down 2 years ago. I have a very hard clay soil. I had grubs the second year. I treated with GrubEx and Sevin on year one. &nbs

New soil for new lawn

QuestionQUESTION: Hi... I am starting from scratch (no lawn in yet), but ground is uneven. Ideally I want 4 of new soil under the new lawn. In some places, in order to level the ground, this will mean up to 12 or mo

overseeding mold problem

QuestionHi, We just recently overseeded our lawn. Were in Southern Ontario. We did everything we were instructed to do. Weve been watering 2X a day for the last 5 days since we seeded to keep the soil wet. Weve now

Root growth for my new lawn.......

QuestionI reseeded my backyard this summer. It is doing really well. My question is : In order to get the root system as well established as possible before winter, is it best to just let it grow as long as po

Establishing good roots.........

QuestionI reseeded my backyard this summer. It is doing really well. My question is : In order to get the root system as well established as possible before winter, is it best to just let it grow as long as po

Sod in Idaho

QuestionIs it safe &/or smart to lay sod now in October in Boise Idaho? I have had conflicting answers so far. Thank you for your time. AnswerMs. Tina Marie: I can not say for sure. I would depen

Eradicate Broadleaf Plantain

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Long Island Gardner, I dont know if you will remember my recent question but it went something like this: What type of herbicide would work to eradicate large patches of broadleaf plantain f