self seeding

QuestionWe are just starting a lawn on what was previously farmed with corn. Have seeded and new growth. I am letting the new growth grow. It has seeds on the top. How long should I wait befo

lawn bugs

QuestionHi Charlotte. You have been a wealth of info for me! I hope you can help me with this. I have hundreds of bugs in my backyard. I need to know: 1.) if you can id the bug 2.) If its harmful to my St. Aug

Weed and Feed (Scotts Weed control)

QuestionMy landscaper applied weed and feed to my grass before watering. Prior to that I read the instructions and it said to apply when grass is moist so that treatment will stick to the weeds. My lands

grass reseeding

QuestionI am from Southern Saskatchewan Canada and we put sod in, about 10 years ago. We are finding the grass is seeding itself very low on the grass blade and doesnt have a nice appearance. Is this nor

Going organic; Weed control

QuestionQUESTION: I recently just brought my first house. I am young (25) and coming straight from moms home. I have no idea about lawns or mowing (never had to worry about it). The previous owner had her garden pro

Bermuda Lawn Disease

QuestionI live in Birmingham, Alabama. When I mow my Bermuda grass, a brown, rust colored dust sized substance gets on the lawn mower and my shoes. There are a couple of areas in the lawn that appear t

Sugar as a Lawn treatment

QuestionThis is an ongoing debate - What happens when you put Table Sugar on your Grass? Have you got any opinion or prediction about whether this is good, bad or neutral? AnswerThough I do believe that this

brown patch and insects

QuestionHi charlotte, My husband and I have fought brown patch for the past few years. We are seriouly interested into learning more about the natural way of treating diseases. I have read so much about

Bermuda Lawn From Seed

QuestionI live in North Texas. I planted a new Bermuda lawn from seed 2 1/2 weeks ago. Prior to planting I tilled the new planting area to a depth of 3 inches or so. After planting I rolled the are

Germination water

QuestionI just seeded with both rye grass and fescue grass seed. I have level ground and I watered very thoroughly. No puddling has occurred even though I left the water on for quite a long period.  

yellowish new lawn

QuestionI live in central CA, hot and dry. I recently hand spread and burned my lawn. Because my lawn is very small, about 6x7, i decided to replace it with new sod instead of watering and waiting.  

Paper compost bags killing grass where they sit

QuestionI usually put my grass clippings in plastic barrels that sit by the curb, on our curbside lawn, for trash pickup. Due to a great Spring for lawns (and plants!), our grass has really done well. So well that I

starting a new yard organic methods

QuestionIve purchased a new home in Tyler (East) Texas, and the St Augustine front yard is thin and weed ridden at best and mostly shaded. The back yard has dollar weed and thick crab grass no signs of good gr

lawn pests or insects

Questioni live in southern ohio and hope you can help with this problem my lawn is pretty healthy very few weeds and looks great but when you walk on it there is little mounds some as close as a couple inches and 1t

Bermuda Grass turning black

QuestionThis morning we woke up to areas in the lawn that look like soot has been poured on them. We live in Alabama and have bermuda grass. Help!! AnswerNot a nice way to wake up, certainly. When

Grass Control

QuestionId like to kill the grass under my horse fence. Trimming is a real chore since I have almost a 1/2 mile of fence. Id like to use something organic since the horses eat the grass and I dont want them to get s

burmuda from hell

QuestionHi Charlotte. When I moved into my new house several years ago, I the back yard had no grass so I seeded it with Bermuda....over and over and over. The builder had never laid down any top soil and the soil h

seeding lawn

QuestionHi Charlotte, I am seeding parts of my lawn any good tips? I dont know if you have heard of an infomertial called patch perfect( I am in Canada, dont know if it runs in the states). It is a grass

following up on our email exchanges

QuestionQUESTION: Hi LIG: Ive written you before and now we have a chain of replies which can get confusing, so I will name the replies. Let me jog your memory: I originally sent you a question about thatch.

HELP ASAP!!! I WILL Die If My NEW GRASS DOES!!!

QuestionI received 6 pallets of Centipede sod yesterday. When I asked the seller how to care for it prior to sodding, he looked confused-thought all would be planted yesterday. He must not have realized that my husb