unwanted weeds in my lawn

QuestionWithout using Roundup and other herbicides, what is the best method to control crabgrass, dandelion , thistle, etc. and still have a green lawn? AnswerHi Henry; If you want a dessert, use Roundup. It

tree roots all over my lawn baby suckers

QuestionI have recently had little sucker trees..I suspect an old maple tree probably 40 yrs old had been cut down..several yrs ago before I moved in to my house..I have a forest of tiny trees all over my lawn...I c

Asian Jasmine - safe for dogs? Armadillo repellant?

QuestionIs Asian Jasmine safe if my dog were to develop a taste for it - I have to pull out all my Azalea bushes & Juniper (ground covering) and was going to replace the Juniper with Asian Jasmine- my 65-pound boxer

cornmeal etc.

QuestionQUESTION: I have tried to go the organic route this year. I used corn gluten and corm meal, but I had some leftover scotts summer guard. Did I just undue everything and kill the fungus I was tryi

Epsom salt, orange peel and (molded) lawn

QuestionI learnt from the Internet that using Epsom salt can make our lawn greener. Is it possible to use fertilizer spreader to distribute Epsom salt? Any recommendation of how much needed for a certain square foot

Thick bladed grass used in Orlando Florida

QuestionHi there. I am a garden designer in England used to very different lawn options than what I have seen recently in Florida. Please could you tell me what it is, as it looks so much greener and nea

Centipede Grass With Yellow Spots

QuestionIm in the midlands of SC. Ive got an established centipede lawn. My lawn had not been fertilized in several years so I hired a company to handle that for me this year. Within days of them f

Turffalo Grass

QuestionI live in Arlington, Texas and I am starting a new yard and it has been suggested that I use Turffalo Brand turfgrass. My yard has large oak trees which keep half of the yard in the shade while the other hal

GoatHead Yard

Questionhello. my backyard is full of what appear to be goatheads in their lively green stage. i watered and watered and got it somewhat green back there until i realized that it wasnt grass at all. i need a yard th

Tons of Bermuda Seed on Mostly Sand Already DOWN

QuestionHi, We live in Montgomery, Texas relatively close to Houston. With lack of knowledge we foolishly dropped several hundred dollars worth of Bermuda Seed on our Horse Pasture that is mostly sand. The se

Applied Weed B Gone on newly established lawn

QuestionHi I am a total newbie at gardening. Our newly established lawn (seeded 6 weeks ago) was overrun with weeds. So when we were at Prairie Gardens, I asked the lady there what I could do with our new lawn. I t

mole crickets

QuestionI have started using sugar on my lawn. I have mole crickets. Is there something natural that I can use to rid my yard of them. AnswerHi Bill; If you have started getting lizards, toads etc in yo

Centipede woes

QuestionHoping you can either help or direct me with a minor problem. Our lawn has dark green splotches spreading throughout the yard. Wondering if it is harmful? Our house was newly constru

Bad Bugs and Starting Organic!

QuestionI have been reading some of your replies about organic gardening and my husband and I want to go Organic in our new house! I have already printed your program from one of the other answers. I do

yellow spots on lawn

QuestionI live in Reno Nevada - my lawn has started to have large 8-in diameter yellow spots - I see no bugs other than a few Sow bugs - a few earwigs - but I cant find the sources of the earwigs - they congregate u

Bermuda Nematodes?

QuestionLast summer we laid 4 inches of topsoil and Bermuda 419 sod. It turned out beautiful althoug it stayed a little too long. At the beginning of this season we cut it to its preferred height and it

Organic weed control

QuestionI live in the Northeast and I am a devoted ORGANIC grower. Most of my plants are vegetables but I do have a lawn and I would like your advice about how to control weeds within the grass. I use fa

Fungus?

QuestionQUESTION: Im writing about my husbands front lawn project. He had the landscaper rototill the front strip of our house along the sidewalk and driveway this past spring and rake the area, pull weeds, an

UREA

QuestionCan I use UREA alone to fertilize my lawn. If indeed, what is the correct setting to use for scotts spread 1000? Please advise. AnswerUnless the fertilizer requirements recommended for your lawn specify a m

Chemical converting to Organic

QuestionQUESTION: After much soul-searching, I have finally faced reality and decided that my lawn and my family will all be better off if we can minimize my use of pesticides. I dont know where to begin. &nbs