1/2 BobSod 1/2 MidIron. What should I do?

QuestionMy front lawn was landscaped with MidIron about 10 months ago (I assumed it was BobSod or Bullseye Bermuda - Used at the Bank One Ball Park in Phoenix). The lawn sloped from east to west and water coll

damaged lawn

QuestionI have recently had a very large oak tree removed from my front lawn. The grass is in terrible shape. It has chips from the stump covering a large area, and is in overall bad shape. I was conside

Which Sod to Choose?

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Raleigh, NC and am trying to decide what kind of sod to put down. I am going back and forth between Bermuda and Emerald Zoysia. Our summers are brutal. My yard gets full

Brown Patch or Dollar Spot

QuestionI live in SE Mich and am having trouble with a fungus(?) on my lawn. I have gone to local nurserys and have gotten every answer from too much water to too little water or too much nitrogen or too little nitr

post-emergent organic control of chickweed

QuestionI live in lower Westchester county. My entire front lawn is infested with chickweed (about 1/5 acre) Is there an organic product that would kill the weed or should I just apply a one-time chemica

Weeds, weeds and more weeds

QuestionWe bought a new house in south jersey and we inherited a bad front yard with the house. There are lots of different types of weeds and some bald patches. I sprayed ortho last week in the hope to get rid of t

Growing Grass after having a tree removed

QuestionHi I had a 45ft. evergreen tree removed and the trunk ground. There are alot of wood chips mixed in the soil, can I plant grass on it the way it is after it settles.Or do I remove some of the wood chips and

Compost Tea

QuestionHow often should I apply compost tea to my lawn. I make it in a five gallon container of well water with air-pump,air stones(two on bottom,two in bag, and a summerged porous bag containing organic compost,al

GRUBS IN LAWN

QuestionI have grubs in my lawn bad. I found a product called grubs made by scott. But i have chickens running around 2 cats A DOG WILL IT HURT THEM OR HOW COULD I GET RID OF GRUBS WITH OUT DANGERING THEM/ AnswerGr

LIME

QuestionCAN I LIME RIGHT AFTER I DO SPOT SEEDING ON MY LAWN? AnswerWhy would you want to do a thing like that, my friend? You know, sometimes I read these questions and I feel like were on different sides. H

Chronic Lawn Fungus Problem

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Winnipeg, Canada and my Kentucky Blue Grass lawn is now going into its 4th summer. Unfortunately every year it seems to be getting worse and worse, thinner and thinner. Here a

Mobile AL lawns

QuestionQUESTION: We moved to Mobile 2 1/2 years ago. Tried Centipede and St. Augustine sod. Centipede in the sunny front, St. Aug. in shady back. Just informed we have mole crickets and two other pests. What is an

Prevention dog poop

QuestionOur yards are free open without fence and it always has dog poop in some spot. How can we stop those things on our yard again? AnswerEvery community has its share of rebels without a cause. Some walk

cordless electric mower

QuestionI have an opportunity to get a Black and Decker cordless push lawn mower (probably model CMM1000 or CMM1200) through a credit card points redemption program.?I would be using this mower just for trimming as

what to grow under my trees

QuestionI have 3 very large oaks and one large maple in my yard. I *love* my trees but the grass just doesnt grow underneath them. I consulted a landscaper once and he said I didnt want ground cover because it will

lawn seed

QuestionBest seed for sun and shade?Low traffic.Fertilize when? AnswerWarm Season Grass of choice for Shade is usually St Augustine -- but low Traffic only. For Sun, Bermudagrass does best. Warm Season Grass

floratam growing on clay

QuestionHi, I have a question regarding floratam ST. Augustine. I currently have Raleigh ST. Augustine here in the Rio Grande valley. I don抰 know if it抯 because of the very hot weather or that we have heavy clay dir

ANTS IN MY LAWN

QuestionQUESTION: I have ants all over my lawn. I want to know how to kill them without killing my grass??? I do not know what kind of ants they are. I see ant hills all over. They look brownish & little. They dont

Fescule Grass Turning Brown

QuestionHello, I live in Southern California. I have a 2 1/2 year old fescule lawn in my front yard. It is watered daily this time of year for ten minutes, fertilizer about every three months. Recently though

Extra sod

QuestionMy sod was cut on Saturday morning, I actually had about 75 square feet left over. I thought that I would patch some holes in the front yard with the extra sod. So my questions are: Can you