flies in my grass

QuestionWe recently put down sod in our yard, a few weeks later, you walk across it, and 100s of flies are in it, i have treated it with some granular stuff for lawns, that does not seem to help at all, it is almost

brown spots on new grass

QuestiontheI recently placed new topsoil and rye grass seed on a new patch of lawn. I placed a small amount of fertilizer at the time and a Mon month later a combination weed/killer and fertilizer again due to

Soil Test....now what?

QuestionI contacted you about a year ago explaining my whole situation about a lawn I had overseeded, put down orgrow and had come out beautifully Spring 07 but due to the Maryland drought and a bad case of Japanese

new lawn sown with falcon III 9/07

QuestionWe had new lawn established last fall with falcon III. It came up lush and green. A starter fertilizer was applied in Nov. This spring was very wet, then very hot and dry. A pre-emergence was applied i

soil depth

QuestionQUESTION: I want to lay grass over the top of existing garden. I was wondering how deep the soil needs to be before I lay the grass. Should I lay anything underneath the soil? Thanks,Kate ANSWER: Let me see

New lawn growing with TONS of weeds

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I planted seeds a couple of weeks ago and the grass is growing nicely, but it has TONS of weeds coming up with it. When we bought our home it was overrun with weeds, we killed them and planted

lowering ph

QuestionI have been trying too grow ceterpide tifblair in birmingham al then was told my ph is 7.3 so i added 50lbs of sulfur and reseeded with a seeder at same time. lawn 5,000sq and red clay. Do you think this wil

New zoysia

QuestionWe had 7 pallets of cavalier zoysia laid at our lake houseon a thursday mid day and Sunday am (3.5 days later) come back to find the irrigation pump that was working Wed. pm had lost its prime and the new gr

Crab grass in Sod

QuestionWe have crab grass coming up through our sod that we laid about a month ago. Any tips on how to kill it and save the sod? Thanks! AnswerYour Crabgrass is probably an Annual plant. One of t

How to kill weeds before planting

QuestionI have a 1/2 acre of weeds right now, I cant plant grass seed until the temperature cools down, its been around a 100 degrees for a few weeks and will continue like this for a while. But the weeds stil

New sod, mushroom growth

QuestionAbout three weeks ago we laid new sod. I have never seen mushrooms in our yard but they are everywhere on the new sod. Am I watering too much because the sod company told me I couldnt water enough? I live in

best grass for nj

QuestionWhat is the best grass for new jersey all year round AnswerMy plain vanilla all purpose best all around grass for the Northeast goes to..... TALL FESCUE. I LOVE Tall Fescue. I mean, what can you NOT LOVE

GOOSE GRASS

Questioni SEN YOUR ARTICAL ON GOOSE GRASS AND AT THIS POINT i NEED TO DO THE ROUND UP i HAVE TOO MUCH OF IT WHAT ROUND UP BRAND DO i USE OR TYPE? AND WHEN AND WHATS THE BEST TIPS FOR RESEEDING SOME OF THIS IS

Cutting Long Grass

QuestionI have been away from home for about 2 months and unfortunately the grass had been left to grow too long. I therefore asked a neighbour if they would kindly cut my lawn for me. As a result they h

I have a patch of grass that is dying

QuestionI have a rectangular shaped patch of grass in my front yard that dies each summer. I found that there is a city drain pipe buried under that section. Can that be the reason for the browning of th

putting sugar on my lawn?

Questioni have been reading alot about putting sugar on your lawn. sick of being disapointed in lawn care companys. I am thinking of trying this. my question is what about the tiny ants that i use to get in my house

Weed problem

QuestionI do not live in the USA I am in Canada on the West Coast of British Columbia. I have had nothing but trouble with my back yard with weeds. So I finally gave up on it and decided to start over. I rente

soggy sod

QuestionIn early June, my husband recently installed a sprinkler system and blue-rye sod in our backyard. It is a beautiful grass - deep green and thinner blade. We live near Sacramento so it does get quite warm her

possible slime mold

QuestionI recently noticed i had what looks like slime mold on my grass. Its a white vomit looking growth pretty much that appears over night ranging from the circumference of a soda can to the circumference of a CD

CGM & soil test

QuestionCan you tell me where I can buy CGM and get a soil test? I live in Hennipen County, 55343. Thank you very much! AnswerTwo Minnesota companies are now licensed to sell Corn Gluten Meal pre-emergent weedkill