new lawn-yellow grass

QuestionRecently (September) I had a new irrigation system installed using lake water, plus new top soil, seeding, and strawing of yard throughout. All the grass came up beautifully within 2 weeks, and soon thereaft

very wed laws

QuestionI have an area of my lawn which retains water for much of the year. I have airated the area and brushed in coarse sand to no avail. I also have re-turfed the area. Because of this the area is very sparcely c

I think he killed our Floratam!

QuestionHelp me please. I have lived in my home for just under 3 years and have always been the one to purchase our weed and feed. I buy Scotts because that is what my late father bought and he always had the best l

Palm Springs winter grass

QuestionWe just recently bought a home in Palm Springs, and I would like to know if tall fescue is suitable for a winter grass. If not, and you please recommend one that is? Thank you. Answer There are

Thinning lawn

QuestionI have a small lawn in North Carolina, tall fescue. It is in great shape in the front, where it has high sun. The back and sides are shaded, and the grass is thin and getting thinner. Have only applied

Empire Zoysia

QuestionWhat type of feeding program do I need for my zoysia from Feb to Nov? What products should I use to get the best results. Answer Much more information is needed before you can obtain a practicable answer to

Growing grass over gravel

QuestionMy husband and I just bought a house in NC. The previous owners didnt like yard work so they filled half the back yard with tiny white gravel and then put pinestraw around the 5 or 6 pine trees we have. We t

Parkland area

QuestionI have a 4 acre parkland garden and recently succumbed to having 3 horses who have had to spend time using this area. There are now large areas of mud and lumpy areas where they have had a lovely time runnni

Is there a type of grass that can survive dog urine?

QuestionI recently adopted a dog and one thing I noticed last summer was that her urine killed the grass. Eventually I had lots of circular patches of dead grass in the back yard. My understanding is that the dogs u

Killing grass in daylily beds

QuestionI have daylilies planted the length of my driveway in the country. Recently, field grass, Bermuda grass, and some stuff that looks like what grows by ponds have gotten in the bed. I have pulled a

Best small lawn

QuestionI live in central Florida and want a beautiful green lawn year round.The area is only 8x20 and I have the time to nurse it. I do not want St Augustine. AnswerDon - I may be biased, but I am a huge advocate

dead lawn

QuestionTwo years ago I had new sod and a sprinkler system installed in my back yard. Unfortunately, we have a lot of shade and a 65 pound dog in the yard. Last September, the grass was looking very bad--patch

Lawn Issue

QuestionLos Angeles, CA - In early fall we seeded a dirt/weed area with Scotts Turf Builder High Traffic Mix after tilling and removing most of the clovers and crab grass that we could. We followed their suggestions

Brown spots in lawn

QuestionThe snow has just melted on our lawn and there are numerous brown spots all over the entire lawn front and back. The neighbors lawns do not have the spots. AnswerGlenn - I think we can just assume that thi

Flattened Grass

Question Flattened Path Back Ya I had sawed put in last fall. Looked pretty good after it was in, I put a winter feed fertilizer on before it snowed. I have some phosphate from a farmer freind of mine I was going to

Grubs in New England - November

QuestionI applied Bayer 24 hour grub application about a month ago...grubs are STILL actively feeding in my lawn. Its November here in Connecticut. What can I do? AnswerYou might be tempted to treat gru

yellow patches on greens

Questionhi there, we build a new green and seeded it about 3 months ago with creeping fescue. i keep on getting these yellow patches on the green and overall its just not looking very healthy. its not a lack of wate

grubs control & lawn repair

QuestionI have significant grub damage to my lawn that has just become evident in early October in central Ohio. How and when should I attack the grubs, and how and when do I repair the lawn damage? AnswerAnswer: Y

limr application

QuestionQUESTION: I have a well established sod lawn, however during the dry and hot season, I live in indiana, there are burn out places. I think this is because the top soil isnt very thick and the sod is la

Centipede grass

QuestionHow can I kill centipede grass without killing St. Augustine? AnswerCentipede is a low maintenance, smaller leaf grass than St. Augustine. There arent any good answers to you problem apart from allowing the