Tree or Weed

Question front.jpg I have this tree/weed growing and it is about 2ft tall. I have attached pictures of the front and back sides of the leaf. Right now, autumn, the leaves are changing to a beautif

Whats the best way to copy/paste the good grass around my house

QuestionQUESTION: Hi. Around my house Ive got one or two patches of a grass that seems to keep low ALL the time. I would love to have that grass copied and pasted (sorry Im a computer junkie) all around

something in my lawn

QuestionToday my kids came to me to have me look at something growing in our lawn. It looked like a broken egg was not. When I dug it out of the ground the roots almost looked like a brain. It had clear slime all on

Floritam in December

QuestionWhat are your thoughts regarding having Floritam sod laid in December? Do I need to wait till spring or will it thrive if its put down now. Being professionally done. I live in North Port, FL and lawn gets f

Zoysia vs Floritam

QuestionI am trying to determine what type of sod to use to replace the weeds at the house I just purchased. Since this is the first lawn (as this is my first house) I am having a bit of a long decision making proce

struggling grass

QuestionHi, I just put down St Augustine sod in my front yard. However I didnt realize that I needed to water it so much. It still has some green to it so Ive started to water it more in the hope that it will come b

Want to grow grass in gravel

QuestionI have bought a house in the desert of Utah that is surrounded completely by gravel. I am wanting to grow some grass but wondering if I have to rake up all the gravel? And if no, is there a speci

Moss - We want it

QuestionWe have this great landscape started but the moss just will not spread as quickly as we would like it to. Is there a way to help this further along. It is absolutely beautiful on our law. if looks and feels

Need Help Fixing Lawn Mower

QuestionHi Ronald, I was wondering if you knew anything about lawn mower maintenance and how to fix a troublesome mower. The reason I ask is this: I recently purchased a refurbished lawn mower so I coul

Switch from fescue to bermuda

QuestionI live in Central VA, my front lawn is fescue, south facing with a gentle slope, and full sun all day in the summer. The soil is clay, pH is good, but I do not have an irrigation system. The fesc

Using sugar to get rid of wild onions in the lawn

QuestionThe sugar an article talked about using to get rid of wild onions in the lawn. Are they talking about regular kitchen sugar that you buy in 5 pound bags or some special sugar you buy for the lawn? Any additi

scotts with halts

QuestionI live in New Jersey and would like to no witch product I should use for the best result. Should I apply Scotts Halts or Scotts Halts with fertilizer which is what I used last spring. Is there a

Preen

QuestionI am in Dallas TX and accidentally used Preen Weed Preventer for southern gardens on my St. Augustine grass. Active ingredient: dithiopyr. Should I be worried? What action should I take? Answer Dithio

Dollar weed removal.

QuestionHi.. I live in Southwest florida and have St. Augustine Grass (also Floritam version in spots) and have a lot of Dollar weed starting in the lawn... I have tried atrizine (spelling ?) and that did not seem t

Fertilizers

QuestionHi-- I have noticed that many regular lawn fertilizers are now phosphate-free. I planted grass seeds last fall (in N.J.) and was looking for a fertilizer (other than starter fertilizer) with a middle

killing weeds to grow grass

QuestionAll or most of my yard is weeds, I would like to get rid of them and grow grass. It is a very large area. What is the best/cheapest way to kill weeds in a large area? Does rotor tilling hel

nutgrass

QuestionYou suggested sugar to get rid of nutgrass. Will the sugar harm my roses iriss? Answer I am sorry but you have got me confused with someone else. Generally, with weed control, we are dealing with pro

Acorns are sprouting and killing my Lawn.

QuestionSo I missed a ton of acorns in my freshly sodded lawn. They are sprouting. What do I do? Do I pull up every single one of them by hand? There are a million little trees popping out of

Chinch bugs have destroyed my lawn

QuestionWe bought our house outside Atlanta, GA 16 years ago and have always had a beautiful St. Augustine lawn. About 5 years ago it seemed our lawn was disappearing and found out thru our local county extens

WEEDS

QuestionMy yard is completely covered in Henbit weeds and clover and god knows what else. Where do I START?? In particular if I decide to use a Spectricide or Round up that attaches to the hose - will I