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Grass seed for shady area, Kansas

QuestionI live in north east Kansas and have a shady area, appros. 4000 sf, that I want to overseed with a grass that will tolerate shady conditions over the summer. The other, sunny, areas I will overseed wit

Adding organics to clay

QuestionHi, I live in NJ with a lawn on clay soil. Ive read your praise of clay and your recommendation of adding organics to clay. If I already have a lawn, do I just apply the organics on top of the lawn? or do I

question about Ironite

QuestionQUESTION: When should I begin using Ironite? How often? I purchased a bag last year to green up our lawn but I never got around to putting it down. I have Kentucky Blue Grass, live in North

Lawn Recovery

QuestionI had a wonderfully thick lawn of St. Augustine at one time. My lawn area is virtually void of anything but heavy weed growth. Im not able to participate in a lawn care program. I am interested in inexpensiv

Grubs in Clay Soil

QuestionQUESTION: When should I apply grub control? I live in Northeast Connecticut. Last year there was a big problem, you could just tear up the lawn and it would come out like clumps of hair. I

Grass in Shade - Canada

QuestionQUESTION: I was wondering if you can possible recommend a quality grass for your neighbors to the north. We have been growing the same lawn for about 15 years and it is attractive with the exception of a sha

Sugar Amendments/Old Wives Tale

QuestionWould you explain the concept of applying table sugar to a persons lawn? Given that sugar and salt are both used as preservatives (i.e., they destroy bacteria), it seems an Old Wives Tale. AnswerHi Kirk; Th

Virginia - Weeds

QuestionOur house has a two-tiered back yard with a sharp drop right between them. We are trying to identify an appropriate ground cover that would successfully block the weeds we get in this yard. The t

Ground Cover / Lawn

QuestionQUESTION: Good morning, I was looking online for info about a good ground cover and found your answer about Asian Jasmine and will check on it...sounds like what I want. But While I was r

Organic lawn feed

QuestionI live in the Dallas Texas area. I read your recommendation on treating lawns with sugar. How often do you have to put down the sugar? What is the best method to apply the sugar? Is there b

Sloping lawns

QuestionI need to know how to fix a sloping lawn that goes towards the house and now my basement leaks. Do I need to replace the grass or can I seed right over it or what else can I do,and will it cost me an arm and

Bermuda vs Fescue

QuestionWe need some advise, please. We live in Las Cruces, NM, where it is very dry and sunny. We laid a sprinkler system down this weekend so we are now ready for some sod. We dont know the 1st thing about it. We

Weeding & Feeding

QuestionHello, I live on 5+ acres in Maryland and looking for some help to get read of weeds and fertilize at same time at low as cost as possible and be green friendly since I have a water well. I have a tractor th

Starting St. Augustine in Atlanta

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Charlotte, I am thinking about starting a St. Augustine lawn in my new home in Atlanta. My previous neighbors in Va have it and I loved it. My questions are, how many plugs do you r

Corn Gluten Meal Organic Weedkiller

QuestionWhat is the correct procedure for using Corn Gluten Meal Organic Weedkiller in the spring? I read that you said to put it on when the forsythia starts to bloom. But there was also something about

Grass see for Michigan sandy soil

QuestionI have spent numerous dollars on trying to get a lawn. I hired a company to push back and lower the grades on the sides of my driveway and grow grass, but it failed. We have tried everything, fro

bermuda grass seeds

Questioni live in Atlanta and will be planting Bermuda grass seeds this month and would like to know if i need to cover the seeds with wheat straw. AnswerWheat straw is a FANTASTIC mulch for lawn seeding. It

Lawn Tarps.

QuestionMe and my husband recently bought a house in KY. The previous owner had two dog pens in the back yard and alot, ALOT of Flower,Plants and everything you can think of in the back yard. It was nice to look at

Yellow spoungy wet, stuff growing on a century plant catus.

QuestionIt looks like this big yellow mushroom, but if you touch it, its wet and sticky, about a foot long, blooming from under my cactus. Do you have any idea what it is. Almost like a pollen tube. AnswerHi Terry;

patchy grass

QuestionNew sod was put down 3 years ago, fescue, we were gone a lot last year and it wasnt watered peoperly. now we have spotty grass and dead areas that dont seem to want to come back with new seeding. AnswerHi D

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