R.I. question

QuestionI put in a new sidewalk last year. What kind of salt can I use to melt ice that wont have negative consequences on my lawn? I live in Rhode Island, zip code 02903. Thank you. AnswerThe most comm

midiron and rye grass sod

Questioni recently installed midiron w/ryegrass sod. due to a large amount of rain, my lawn is currently under about 2 inches of water. will this result in any damage to the lawn ? AnswerFred: If the lawn area dra

Hard Compacted Soil

QuestionI live in London, England (rainy, chilly etc). I inherited a house a few years ago, lawn suffering from compaction, incredibly hard as rock. I purchased equipment to break the ground up and attempt a l

Cornmeal Gluten in NJ

QuestionQUESTION: Ive recently gone organic with my lawn & garden and are having a difficult time finding places to purchase cornmeal gluten in the Northern NJ area. Any ideas? Thanks, John ANSWER: Northern NJ nar

fescue and bermuda in same lawn

QuestionHey! This past October we decided to lay bermuda sod in our backyard. It was an year old yard with alot of dirt and some patchy areas of fescue and weeds (no tress). We tilled and raked the

Using Roundup on dormant zoyzia

QuestionI have a lot of perennial rye in my zoyziagrass lawn that I would like to kill off during this winter. Is it safe to use Roundup on completely dormant zoyzia? My only other choice seems to be to

well water salt intrusion

QuestionQUESTION: I live near the River(Brackish)and the Ocean.In Daytona Beach Fl.We have St.Aus.Grass.Inoticed my Grass turning brown .I had the Water tested at a local Pool Store.They said it contained Salt I bel

Winter House Grass Problem

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I have a question about our year-old lawn. Our lawn professional put Scotts Lawn-builder down this season and the grass looked beautifully green. From the side however up close i

Installing grass

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I just moved into a new house and the lawn is not as green as the neighbors. I have tried watering the lawn every 3 times a week and the lawn is still green with a hint of yellow. Also clovers

Pre-emergent Prior To Sod

QuestionQUESTION: Can I apply a pre-emergent immediately before laying sod? I tore out a small island area of lawn that had weeds and other grasses that I didnt want. Im laying sod today and plan on putt

reseeding & pre-emergent

QuestionQUESTION: Our lawn has been badly neglected, and Id like to try to see more grass this year. We have large elms in our yard which provide great shade, however we also get millions of tiny elm seedlin

Fertilizer Application

QuestionQUESTION: What is the best month to fertilizer the lawn with a pre-emergence weed fertilizer? I live in south Jersey. Thank you. ANSWER: Pre-emergent Corn Gluten Meal is

Bad Lawn Situation...Need Help

QuestionQUESTION: Just moved into a home on Long Island and apparently the landscaping has not been taken care of in at least 2 years. last season I understand that the previous people living there put sod all

Revamping the lawn

QuestionQUESTION: I recently moved into a new home in Chesapeake, VA and the back yard pretty much consists of crab grass and weeds. Where do I start? I want nice grass back there and believe I need to somehow start

Correct way to resod a section of a lawn

QuestionWe are having a 2800 sq ft section of our front lawn in Winter Garden, FL replaced with St. Augustine and the companies that have given us estimates differ on how they will go about doing this. A coupl

Lumps, bumps, mud due to dogs

QuestionQUESTION: Ive read some of your responses regarding yards that have pet traffic - mine needs help. My yard is fenced in and up until my husband died suddenly 2 years ago we had one dog (older). After h

backyard disaster

QuestionI have a couple of questions. What kind of fertilizer will help the grass to fill in thickly? Can we fertilize with it this time of year, we live in Washington state and it is VERY rainy now. &nb

Green Manure Alfalfa

QuestionI want to plant a cover crop to improve my clay soil on 1.5 acre home in NE Nevada before I plant a lawn. I have read articles on Alfalfa but am concerned about alfalfa coming up in my new lawn.

Green Manure cover crop

QuestionI have a new home on 1.5 acres in NE Nevada where the soil is hard pack compacted clay. I read about alfalfa as a green manure and want to try it as a cover crop but am concerned about the alfalfa seed

dirt piles

QuestionI live in South Alabama, and have very small mounds of dirt coming up all over my yard. I thought it might be grubs, but the grass doesnt come up easy as said. I know without a pic it is hard to