New lawn fertilizer

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Iowa and about a month ago seeded a lawn on a new houise we just built. I have grass about 2 inches long now and winter is about ready to hit. Someone told me I should feritli

Autumn/Winter Lawn Maintenance

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, Ive owned my house a short while and have been having a heck of a time getting grass to grow and stay. The soil is full of tree roots (theres a ~50 maple tree in my front yard), and has

black lawn mold

QuestionHello, my neighbor (who is a lawn cutter guy) says that there is black mold growning in the lawns around our house, including mine, he said putting lime down will cure this. Is this correct? We have dogs, an

When to Fertilize?

QuestionMy place of residence is Virginia, less than a month ago, I over seeded, aerated and fertilized the lawn. At that time, I used Scott抯 starter fertilizer. Should I spread some more fertilizer over the y

RED orange DUST

QuestionYou anwswered a question about the orange dust on grass, back in 2007. You said it wasnt an emergency, but I have small children. Should I keep them off the grass, if this returns next summer? T

Creeping Charlie and organic weed control

QuestionMy neighbor recommends Ferti-loam and their lawn is great. But we live on a lake. I was reading about the risk and decided not so good. Then I see where organic advocates are recommending sugar (I am g

Late autumn fertilising/maintenance.

QuestionHi, I live in Southwestern Ontario. The weather is beginning to get cold, and winter is just around the corner. Im wondering if theres anything I can do to help my grass and lawn be healthier ne

Lawn Conditioning

QuestionI recently cleared 2.45 acres and built a house. A lot of the topsoil was eother removed or buried when the basement was dug out. The soil sample indicates a low pH and very low on macro-nutrients. Its a cla

wild strawberries taking over lawn

QuestionWe have a major problem with wild strawberries on all 4 sides of our house. I was told that the only way to get rid of them (along w/crabgrass & violets) is to completely kill off the yard and start fr

Improving Soil

QuestionHi, I recently came across the allexperts.com website and read several of your responses to submitted questions. I appreciated the advise/recommendations that you had to offer; therefore, I wanted you

Soil Test

QuestionHi, I always read on the internet that the best way to improve your grass is to improve your soil; hence the need for a soil test. I recently had my soil tested and received the below results: Soil PH

Sugar use on lawns

QuestionIve read about using sugar on lawns. Im very interested in this process. I live in the Daytona Beach area of FL. My lawn is St. Augustine grass. I would like to know the proper proced

Humic acid

QuestionHello Long Island Gardener. I would like to know if the effects of humic acid on plants depend on the environment of the types of plants it is used on and the types of plants. Will humic acid work better on

New grass is fallin over

QuestionI planted rye grass and waited until it was 3 1/2 to 4 tall to mow it. It had already started to fall over before I mowed it and, afterwards, it is still laying down. It looks like a bad haircut.

New lawn not sprouting

QuestionHi, we put down a new lawn last Monday in Australia. Top soil was laid then fertilizer and seeds. What appears to be the problem is that the seeds are sitting on top of the soil. What shoul

Science fair

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Im a 15 year old male living in Massachusetts and need some help on my Science fair project. I am taking a course in biology at my High School and am wishing to do a biology related Science F

SUDDEN BARE SPOTS ON LAWN

QuestionI live in Illinois, and suddenly a few weeks ago I discovered bare spots in my lawn where the grass is completely gone and just the black dirt is exposed. Hence making it a mess for us and our two small dogs

Overseeding in fall for spring germination in NJ

QuestionWhat type of seeds should I use for overseeding in fall, so that in spring the grass sprouts. I think, this way I can control crabgrass. I can also use crabgrass preventer which do not go together with overs

grass seeding lawn

QuestionWe have seeded our lawn and put the straw overlay down to protect it etc. It has been 3 weeks now and the grass is coming up now but I would not say that it is thick by any means. Do we continue to keep the

Mushrooms growing on carpet in house

Question I was wondering if you could tell me anything on mushrooms growing inside a house in the carpet? I have just noticed mushrooms growing by my backyard wall in the carpet (it is disgusting!). It does flood my