redo lawn

QuestionQUESTION: One part of my property which is fairly substantial is scheduled for bulldozing next week. I contracted a private service with a truck doing work nearby on new construction. My question is wh

grass between flgstones

QuestionWe have large flagstones around our pool with grass between the stones. It looks beautiful in the spring and then the grass rots during the summer. I it is in direct sun and water tends to accumu

soaker hoses and new sod?

QuestionI am about to have my sod lain in my new home. Im not sure which type of sprinkler/watering system to use as I have to set it on a timer system for the first month... please help. AnswerHi Yanni; Do you alr

Need help bring my yard back from the dead

QuestionI just moved into my new home and my front yard has mostly dirt and weeds. Previous owners said grass will not grow in the front yard but I know it will. Friends at work have told me some things to try such

clover all over new lawn

QuestionQUESTION: I am from Wisconsin and we planted our grass last September. Because of an unusually cold couple of months it did not grow well. We had our landscaper come back and replant the grass th

dollar weed control

QuestionI found an answer you gave someone about using granulated sugar on the lawn to control dollar weed, but I dont know the question that was asked. I do have a dollar weed problem and weed killer doesnt seem to

lawn has thick yellow patches

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Arizona. My Bermuda lawn has thick, yellow patches in the back yard (not on front lawn). The patches are thicker than the grass and can be easily removed -- almost like a carp

Bermuda grass - brown spots

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I read the question/answer about brown spots on bermuda lawns. What we have is not round, brown spots but its more like the grass is just dying. We are from San Antonio where almos

Planting seed

QuestionHi Tom. Thanks for volunteering. Heres my question. We have an empty lot of land in Belhaven, NC, that is right on the Pungo River. We are have some dirt poured on the lot near our bulkhead

Shady lawn

Question Our backyard is made up of many large, old trees, Id describe as mostly shade. My husband attempted to start a lawn last summer, putting down topsoil, leveling it off, fertilizing, etc. It appea

after soding when to fertilize

QuestionHi, We live in Fort Worth Texas, and we just laid down a pallet of grass in our front yard we thought it would be a good time since its been raining every day, we actually did it while it was raining it was

new lawn gone bad

QuestionHello I live in Winnipeg, Canada, and last weekend I had new sod put down. The sod arrived early Friday morning on 12 pallets which sat in the shade until 6:30 the following morning when the crew arrived to

Trying to get my lawn back!

QuestionHello, Im writing from Montreal, Qc and Im not 100% certain but I think my lawn is Kentucky bluegrass. Up until last year, Ive had a company fertilize my lawn where the last 2 years no pesticides were

Wire Grass

QuestionHow can I get rid of wire grass. I have a nice lawn with KY 31 grass, but it has wire grass in it. Can wire grass be killed and not kill the other grass I have? AnswerMichael: To the best of my knowledge, t

Burnt Fescue Lawn

QuestionWe recently cleaned some tarps on our lawn on a very hot (90 degrees F) day. The tarps were left on the lawn for about 4 hours. The lawn under the tarps is (of course) now yellow, and not coming back. The la

getting rid of wild voilets

Questionusing weed control with no results AnswerHi Pat; Here is the organic program I have used for the last 10 years with great results. My wild violets were the first to go. You have to go all organic or none th

Something is wrong with my lawn...

QuestionI live in south Texas and I have about 1/4 of an acre that is St. Augustine grass. For the past three or four years now, it seems as if certain areas of my yard is turning like a neon green to yellow c

New Lawn project

QuestionHi Charlotte, I am in the second phase of a new lawn project. I recently ripped up my front lawn to redo the soil and removed trees, and kudzu vines from the back lawn (the back was more like a mini j

Lawn Rescue Plan Needed

QuestionHi Charlotte, I have read all of your previous answers to questions but I would appreciate a little guidance on what I should do. I live in Central Illinois and my yard contains almost every type of annual

Should I put more sugar?

QuestionHi Charlotte. I put down a 10# bag of sugar about a month ago and have not yet seen a reduction in weeds. I have what I think is crabgrass, little lacy annoying things, and stiff leafed dark green things tha