About the sticker

QuestionI read the answer about putting sugar on the lawn to rid stickers and other weeds. It may attract harmless insects, but what about ants? I live in New Mexico and we get black and fire ants during the spring

Online illustrated manuals

QuestionI have a mtd 12.5hp 38 cut riding lawn mower 1994 model sold by Lowes[home repair store].I have been 2 lowes and mtd home pages and i cant find illustrated repair manuals mtd has a close one but it does come

Crab Grass roots have grown in Lanscape Fabric

QuestionI have an extremely large yard (1 acre) in front of the house in Oregon. I wanted a very low maintenance yard. Several years ago, the ground was prepared, grey landscape fabric was installed and beauty bark

fungicide recommendations

QuestionI actually have heard of compost tea. However, I do not have a compost pile. What do you suggest instead? Is it correct to assume you will not be recommending any fungicidal products whatsoever? Im sorry,

Groundcover - Ivy

QuestionI have just two more questions, are there any updated versions of english Ivy? Or is there just the usual kind we see everywhere? Second, what kind of soil and fertilizing can we do to make them health

Oak Trees

QuestionI live in a neighbor hood that has many big Oak trees. I have several on around my house. A neighbor had one blown over last summer and it was hollow. Is there a way to tell if any of mine might be hollow? C

Prep

QuestionWhat do I do to prepare soil for seeding and sod? AnswerGreetings Charles and welcome to AllExperts for Lawns. I can tell you are a man who doesnt mess around. So Ill get straight to the point. Wher

getting rid of fleas

QuestionCharlotte: You sound very British, are you? I am. Pennyroyal oil is out because I have two cats one 18 years and the other 9 years old. My dog is a little maltese and they feast on him. Frontline works

Low Maintenance Lawn

QuestionI was just reading about the low maintenancne lawn someone put down with a landscape fabric. In the twilight of my life, I am thinking that it would be nice to not worry about mowing the lawn anymore.

Watering in Puerto Rico

QuestionHi!! I am 26 years old and recently (Oct. 2006) just bought my first house. I have no knowledge on how much I should water my lawn? How often should I Fertilize? and How tall or low should I cut my gr

dieing grass

QuestionHello my grass is dying. What do I do?? AnswerHi Jessica; That is impossible to answer with that limited amount of information. Are you sure it is not the dormancy season for the grass? What does the grass

Bulbs in Pots

QuestionI dont know if this is your area of expertise but I have been trying to figure out a way to grow pots of spring bulbs without the pots cracking before I even get them outside. For years I had 2 systems

Clay Soil - Planning for Spring

Questionour yard soil in our house purchased about 2 yrs ago is high in clay content. what can i do this spring to fix it before i reseed? i want to be ready with a plan. AnswerFirst Don, Congratu

Snow Melter Around Grass

QuestionWhat about Salts? Why are these bad esp if they have Potassium in them? ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question----- We have a new sidewalk in fr

Roach Control

QuestionI had a dreadful problem last year that concerns me. I want to make sure it does not happen again. Roaches from a neighbors house appear to have spread into our yard outside. I am afraid they will eventuall

spray grass seeding

QuestionHi- my husband and I live in Virginia in a clay-rock soil area. Our neighbors had great success with grass seed sprayed on several very steep, rocky slopes. Is this as good a method as it seems and where can

lawn care/hollow tining

Questionit is an area of domestic lawn that suffers from bad drainage my customer would like me to give him a nice lawn for the summer.i have put down a winter feed,i plan to put down a spring/summer feed in earl ma

Using Suger as weed killer

QuestionThank You so much. I will write back with the results ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question----- Charlotte, -----Answer----- Hi Marc; Now listen up.

What type of grass in the shade in zone 6.

QuestionDear Charlotte B, I read the answer about the sugar to help in ridding the yard of weeds. Sounds crazy but Im sure it works. I am not one who loves working in the yard in my free time because I g

turf grass

QuestionI live in Northwest Arkansas, zone 6. My turf grass is in sad condition. I have been reading about Zoysia grass and have seen some fine lawns in my area. Do you feel it is all it is cracked