Weeds & Asian Jasmine

QuestionHi Charlotte, We live in the piney woods of NE Texas. We planted Asian Jasmine on a large slope next to our house. Our schedules and huge amounts of rain that we have had lately have kept us fro

lawn in Wisconsin

QuestionWe installed a new lawn on 2 acres in Wisconsin. We brought in unscreened topsoil, and distributed the topsoil 3-5 inches deep over the sections that were disturbed during the construction phase. Then

Brown areas in new fescue lawn

QuestionQUESTION: I live in West Texas... HOT! We planted a new fescue lawn at the end of March. It has been going pretty good except now Ive noticed some brown areas that look dead. Ive been watering so Im no

Heat Stressed Lawn

QuestionQUESTION: I have a lawn maintenance company that comes and applies the treatments to my lawn. Recently I called and asked them to come and look at my brown lawn. They came out and left a note tha

Sugar application

QuestionQUESTION: Charlotte, truly enjoyed your responses; especially intrigued by the use of sugar. How do you apply it? Broadcast? I live in south Alabama, the Capital of Fire Ants. What do

lawn , mushrooms

Questioni hear there is much i can do about lawn mushrooms that are everywhere on my lawn in the morning (full sun lawn) they do dry up as the sun of the day shines . any ideas? and whats the best way to incre

Johnson Grass

QuestionWould you reccommend the use of a flamer to control weeds and other unwanted grass in a bermuda lawn? AnswerHubert: I found these devices to be ineffective or wasteful of time. A mechanical approach may be

ant control

Questionhello charlotte, i have read your answers about ant control and i have some questions about them. the first one is about the cornmeal gluten. is it separate from just regular cornmeal? i bought some cornmea

Organic Lawn Treatment

QuestionI really liked the answer you gave me about using organic matter for lawn care (instead of Scotts). I did pick up a bag of manure/humus and spread it over some of the dry areas ?as an experiment.  

aspen roots in lawn

QuestionI have about 5 aspens in a mini-grove in the middle of my lawn (about a 12 x 4 elipse). The roots are popping out in little sections. Those are very tough to saw/pickax down/out (takes about 45 m

Dogs

QuestionOur Dogs are destroying our lawn. Our two older dogs have learned to go to the backside of our acreage over the years however, we now have a 8 month old and cannot seem to discourage him. Help! AnswerI have

Grass/Lawn help

QuestionMy lawn is in bad shape. I have two dogs, one of whom is a great dane who loves to dig and make trails in the grass. The yard (about .6 acres) is also very low - it floods in the middle when it r

organic lawns

QuestionQUESTION: I recently bought a new home in Forney, Texas. As you know, we have had had a lot of rain. When it finally stopped the new Bermuda lawn started browing and dying in irregular spots. Im guessing it

Cra grass

QuestionHi Charlotte, I have a small lawn (12X12) that became completely covered with crab grass. I took the time to pull it all out by hand, but before I reseed the lawn, is there anything I should do to make sur

Cracking Texas Clay Soil

QuestionWe have been getting tons of rain so far this year in North Texas. However, in less then a week after it stops raining im finding alot of cracking in the soil of my yard where the St, Augustine is not growin

Gypsum/Sugar

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I read an answer recently suggesting a remedy for hard clay, using Gypsum and Sugar. I have a very similar problem. Will this work? Thanks! Alex. ANSWER: Gypsum will put

dirt

Question In certain spots of my yard the grass has quit growing and the ground has a cracked look all around ,is this caused by the trees? AnswerElaine: Trees will compete for moisture with grass, but the cracked s

NORFOLK PINE

QuestionIve got a Norfolk Pine that I just cannot get to grow much. Im not sure how to bring it back to life. Do you have any good tips on how I can revive this one? Thanks, Sherry AnswerHi Sherr

compacted soil lawn rehab

QuestionI have a 25 yr old,MI KY blue sod lawn over extremely compacted soil. I have dethatched once and core airrated 3 times in the past 8 yrs. Soil test aprox 6 yrs ago with MSU Exten said soil in good condition

Salt in Soil

QuestionI have a lawn severely damaged by saltwater from a saltwater swimming pool. It is now bare ground. Nothing growing. How can I repair this and remove the effects of the salt contamination. Wanted to put down