grass care

Questionmy grass was burnt by calcium chloride from the tires of a car. Any way to fix other than watering? AnswerFrom the Rim Guard Liquid Tire Ballast page on its website: Calcium Chloride is toxic. It wi

yellowing grass st.augestine

Questiona week ago I applied liquid iron to my lawn. the grass was dry but rain came within 12 hours.no results so far. Should I reapply & if so how often, rain factor, and any thing else i should do. AnswerDear Mr

Lawns and Cesspools

QuestionI recently installed a new cesspool (May) regrew a new lawn where theyd dug up.During the heavy rains of July 18th, the street drains on my block became overwhelmed placing a four foot lake on my front lawn.

Amending an existing lawn

QuestionI have a 1 1/2 year old lawn. Lawn was analyzed by a lawn service company and I was told that the soil in the front (on a slope) has algae, and that the soil has poor drainage and too much water.  

lush and healthy weeds

QuestionWe had our yard re-landscaped w/sod 2 years ago. It looked beautiful the 1st year, but now weeds have almost completely taken over (may not have watered enough or may have been the wrong type of grass). Our

Lawn looking poor

QuestionI am wondering why my lawn looks like a dull greeny-brown in some areas even after I think that I am watering sufficiently. Even over the hot summer in SE Michigan this year I have been using my sprink

southern lawns

QuestionQUESTION: Long Island Gardener, I live in Florida and have Floratam St. Augustine grass. I manage my lawn rather well. I am however, interested in learning how to manage without chemicals. I hav

overseeding over burmuda

QuestionQUESTION: I have Bermuda grass and also crab grass. I want to have ticker lawn so that the weed does not come the next spring. I plan to accomplish this by overseed this fall and wonder if you can give me a

grass seeding in a meadow area

QuestionI live in New Hampshire, and we are working on a large meadow area where we took down trees some years ago. We have improved the drainage, and we have tried reseeding, but there is still a large area w

St.Augustine grass or equal

QuestionI currently live just north of Detroit and recently went back down south (to visit Grandma). I didnt realize how I miss the St.Augustine grass type down there. My question:Is it impossible to grow St.Augusti

Small backyard horrors!!

QuestionWe removed an above old above ground pool (that took up half of the yard. There is an area of sand that is approximately eight feet in diameter. There is small rocks/sand mixed at the back of the

How many weeds are too many?

QuestionHello, this year in Minnesota has been very dry and tough on our lawns but one thing the heat has not been tough enough on are the weeds and I have a lot of them. At what point so I give up on spraying and

Pennington Grass in Atlanta

QuestionTom, My recently cleared back yard (probably 20 x 80) strip allows for my Pennington Grass seeds to flourish into beautiful, lush, green grass. After a while, though, the grass literally disappears. &n

Scotts Summerguard and Planting Grass

QuestionIm going to be planting some new grass, but I just applied Scotts Summerguard. Im assuming that its ok to plant the grass? AnswerDan: Depending on what Scotts product you used (all Summer Guard), the

thistles

Questioni planted my new lawn about 3 months ago and ive being cutting it for the past 2 months. the grass appears to be healthy but the lawn is littered with thistles, can i kill these without harming the grass An

Dead Lawn

QuestionI have numerous spots (up to 12 diameter) around 3 seperate trees where the lawn appears to have been stressed and subsequently died. I have underground sprinkers and use them on a regular basis. I also fer

Construction Equip Damage

QuestionLong Island Gardener Expert: Ive read your replies to other similar questions - but am hoping for more details. My yard is currently being damaged by a small bob cat that a hardscaper is using to bring rock

Byhalia Grass Cutting Height

QuestionThanks for being willing to answer my question. Here goes. I live in central Mississippi and I would like to know what height should Byhalia grass be maintained to when cutting it in the summer m

Invasion of brown patch with morning fuzz

QuestionI live in Northest Ohio. The lawn is about 4 years old (thin blade, bright green when healthy). Nicest lawn on in the neighborhood, until recently! We had some real high tempatures (90s)for the past 2 to 3 w

grubs on lawn

QuestionHow do you test a lawn for grubs? AnswerEasy. Look for a tan area that you suspect has been attacked and damaged. Check a GREEN region adjacent to the tan area, NOT just the tan area of Grass.