Lawn help

QuestionHello, I have a two part question. My lawn is extremely uneven. I believe it is because the previous owners cut down 6 pine trees in order to build an above ground pool. I believe they the

Jumping bugs..

QuestionI live in a rental house that has tall fir trees in the back yard and no one had taken car of the yard in years. I would like to plan grass to have a nice area for my cats to lounge but when i start to rake

Raised Lawn ?

QuestionHello, I live in the Northwest in a townhouse that has no backyard but I have a fairly large Deck with 7ft fencing around it. I would like to make a raised lawn for my dogs who are 2 lbs and 5 lbs so this wo

bedrock yard

QuestionI live in Durham, NC and have a backyard that is on bedrock. The builder scraped all the soil away (and I mean ALL). When its dry, its simply dirt and when it rains, its mud. Because theres a berm behind it,

Winter fertilizer for bermuda grass

QuestionI moved to a new house in sept in north Mississippi. And most of the lawn was sodded. The sod sat thru the big drought over ther summer with very little water. I was told that i shouldnt fertilize until the

bahiagrass

Questionwe have recentlt moved into a new home. lawn is 2 acres. mostly bahia and some centipede. how can i get rid of the bahia. it is too hard on mower and time consuming to keep. we live in the south east.

Lawn Fungus and Fertilizer

QuestionQUESTION: I am planning to overseed my lawn which died out in the draught last summer. I am looking for a fungus resistant seed. Any recommendations? Also, I read one of your answers to a

Preen for vegatable gardens

QuestionCan I safely us Preen on my asparagus bed?. Herman AnswerDepends on which Preen were talking about here, my friend: http://www.preen.com/newpreen/prd

Need some basics

QuestionQUESTION: I just moved into a new home, with a lovely lawn in front (and smaller beat-up one in back). There is so much info out there on fertilizing, aerating, seeding, etc. Im kind of overwhelm

cedar bark

Questiondoes the use of cedar bark on the lawn, vegetables or flowers have any detrimental effects? AnswerCypress, Pine, Cedar and Hardwoods are the four most common mulches on the market, usually byproducts from l

Re SOD

QuestionI live in Tampa, FL. We just moved into a house and the lawn is in bad shape. We are thinking of resodding the front and sides of the lawn. Since we have limited budget to spare, I would like to know whats t

dog waste

QuestionI live in Wisconsin and this winter has been absolutely brutal so it hasnt been easy to pick up dog waste in my back yard. Now that the snow has begun to thaw, is there something I need to do to my law

Topsoil lost in flood

QuestionMy aunt has a farmette that is situated next to a creek. With the heavy rains weve had in PA the last few days, the creek went over its banks and flooded her horse pasture, which its done many times in

Hole in the Lawn

QuestionQUESTION: A home that we are strongly considering putting an offer on holds some concerns for me in regards to the backyard. The yard is very uneven and soggy (weve had a lot of rain, but not in a couple o

fill dirt

QuestionI have an irregular backyard that I want to level out and replant grass. What is the math formula for calculating how much fill is needed? My home lot is 1/3 acre. I dont have the exact measurements. Once I

fungus in my lawn in Japan

QuestionHello from Japan. I am an American living here in Japan and I am trying to growing a good lawn in my yard. I had fairly hard rocky clay soil in my yard so I dug it up and we raked and raked most

doller spot

Questiondoller spot can be resistant to many fugicdes can you tell me too AnswerDollar Spot and other Warm Season Grass ailments attack your Lawn when you dont fertilize it correctly. In the case of Dollar Sp

Southern Cali new lawn

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, the house we just bought was vacant and overrun with weeds in both front and back. I am in the process of killing all the weeds and want to start fresh with a new lawn (using seeds). Is there a

Pre- emergence and weed control

QuestionQUESTION: I live in middle Tennessee and am getting ready to apply the pre-emergent. Problem is that with all the crazy weather weve had we already have tons of weeds. Is there something that is an all in on

Lawns under eucalyptus tree

QuestionI live in So. Calif. To be precise the Santa Clarita Valley. I planted a brand new sod lawn. I notice all of the grass under the perimiter of the branches of the eucalyptus tree is dying. It gets great wate