Lawn wet areas

QuestionI have installed a French drain to address drainage problems in our lawn. The French drains have been covered with river rock, this seems to of helped to a certain extent. My problem however is t

soding in clay

QuestionTom, I bought a home in coastal SC in 2006. The lawn is small, relatively shaded with only morning sun with live oak trees. The home builder placed an irrigation system that as I found out now, b

zoysia sod

QuestionMy yard is sodded with zoysia sod. Over the past year i have experienced a major decay in my yard. My question is what can i do to help my yard recover, and if re-seeding zoysia over my sod is an option Ans

New Classic St. Augustine Sod

QuestionHi, Two weeks before Christmas I laid down some classic St Augustine. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/LH010 I watered it every day for an hour for about three weeks. It started to rain here lately and Im starting

Lawn Service - Fertilization Schedule

QuestionHi - I am located in eastern MA and have an established lawn that looks pretty good - by no means pristine but pretty decent looking. I used a national lawn service for a few years and last year switched to

invasive grass

QuestionI live on the central coast of CA and have some Kentucky Blue grass in the front yard. At least I think thats what it is. Its a finer variety than the more standard Enduro grass. Anyhow, Ive got some sort of

brown dead leaves

QuestionI would like to ask your advice on something that we are not agreeing about at home. Namely, that we have not raked our leaves this season and they are still on the ground. We are the only home o

using Alfalfa as a green manure for a lawn

QuestionI am considering planting Alfalfa in the spring as a green manure to prepare my NE Nevada (Elko,Nv) clay soil for a future lawn. I have been advised by ALLExperts to plant and keep cut all summer until

Soil ph around limestone

QuestionMy parents home is constructed of local quarried limestone in Minnesota. Would you consider this to have any potential for making the soil at the foundation too base? Do you think I should make a

Killing unwanted grass

QuestionTom, When I moved in to my house many years ago, there was a circular drive in front that was mostly oyster shell composite. Over the years I have tried to kill the grass coming up and finally gave up

Tough grass varieties

QuestionI just moved to a new house with an acre of land (Denver Colorado - zone 5). The back field is a combination of wild grass and weeds and bare dirt. I have agility equipment out there and train my two dogs. I

sewing grass

QuestionMy yard consists of mud and weeds. What is the best way to get grass to grow? AnswerKrystal: If you have mud, then you must have had rain. Fortunate after a drought year in the east. I do not k

southern connecticut lawn

QuestionQUESTION: I live in southeast connecticut, near the mouth of the CT river. My lawn is generally pretty shady, maybe a 3- 4 hours of sun per day. Some areas get more, some less. I have a dog and a toddl

February Project

QuestionI live in Central Louisiana and have St Augustine grass. Recently I tok down three trees and have endeavored to even out the lawn from that project. Now, I am considering another one. On/about Feb 15, renti

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QuestionQUESTION: Did I just see you on Judge Judy..? j - uk ANSWER: Nope. What was the episode? ---------- FOLLOW-UP ---------- QUESTION: It was one with a person called Tom Long - he was the good guy and

Too much lime in Northern NJ lawn

QuestionBackground: Last spring (07) I had an organic new lawn installed after a construction project. The seed grew beautifully in early summer and then died off. Tried re-seeding in late-summer w

New home, dogs, mud and no grass

QuestionI have went back through all your answers Tom, so I hope this hasnt been specifically answered before and I am bugging you with it. I am in Clemmons, NC just west of Winston-Salem near center of State. It

Fall Mowing

QuestionI live outside Seattle. At the end of summer my mother insists I should mow my yard so the roots will make more grass for next year but I dont think that advice has worked very well - I think it would be bet

Grass Burs

QuestionHi! Tom, We live in East Texas and have Centipede grass. We have one spot that has become nothing but grass burs. When you walk through the yard it is like walking through a land mine field. &nbs

Sod/weeds

QuestionHello. I sure hope I can get some help. I live in Georgia we just bought a house and put down some sod grass our selves. It was alot of work since we have a large yard being we are a corner lot. I beli