sod lawn problem

QuestionWe recently received some free left over sod from a project, we brought it home and laid it on the ground and watered it in. Now we were not expecting any sod so no prep work to the soil, not even roughing i

Potting Soil

QuestionWhat is the best month to add soil for my yard? I have St. Agustine grass in live in southern texas. Please Advise? AnswerHi Manuel; Anytime. If you are going to add 1 inch of soil, let the grass grow 1 inc

Where to buy lava sand/alfalfa meal

QuestionHi, I read your post about sugaring your lawn to keep down weeds and also lava sand, alfalfa meal, and corn gluten meal. Can you recommend a place to purchase these items in bulk? Thanks for the great info!

Yellowing Grass

QuestionWe live in Deltona, FL (central Florida) and have very sandy soil. When we recently had some palm trees put in, the landscaper told us we would definitely need to fertilize our trees becaus

Baking Soda

QuestionHello Again Mr. LIG, I was wondering your position in regards to using Baking Soda in an organic lawn care practice, Does it do more harm then good in regards to the soil organisms? I have experimented with

st aug grass problems

QuestionFirst, a little history -- Katrina. After removing debris, dead grass, hauling in new (rich) top soil, and sodding, we thought it was a new day. Now a year later, weve found torpedo grass, and fr

Organic Soil

QuestionQUESTION: My sisters and I have inherited our fathers summer home. As I am the one who always had a green thumb, I find myself also in charge of lawncare for the first time in my life. I have ver

Bare spot in lawn, Asian Jasmine gone wild

QuestionHi Charlotte, I have two questions, one relating to grass that will not grow in a certain area, and one relating to Asian Jasmine that has run beyond control. I live in central Alabama and have an establis

white coating on Kentucky Bluegrass

QuestionMy sister lives up East and says parts of her grass are yellowing. They had a white coating previously. It is not the entire lawn but it shows up in strips closer to the house on the side, and around the edg

Red Dust

QuestionQUESTION: I have not been that serious about lawn maintenance but there was actually a Red Cloud of dust that burst from the grass a few days ago when I walked across it. Is this anything you have ever

earwigs

Questionhello charlotte do you know how to get rid of earwigs in the house? AnswerHi Natalie; Whan I was using chemical pesticides, I had earwigs too, and silverfish. I use fresh rosemary to keep roaches out of the

wax leaf begonias

QuestionI have never planted anything until last weekend I put some wax leaf begonias in the bed in front of my house. Im in south Texas and was told that the bronze leafed begonias do well in the sun. They are in t

I do not believe in chemicals in my lawn

Questionbecause I want my lawn to be environmentally friendly and my lawn is not doing so well. i have clover here and there but that is not what worries me, it is the grass. I see some brown patches and spots

Mowing lawn

QuestionQUESTION: Good Morning Long Island. My lawn looks very good this summer, except when I mow it. I water it a few times a week with an autosprinkler. But after mowing the lawn looks like it w

St. Aug Grass

QuestionHey Guys, I bought a house this year with a very established St Aug. Lawn. I live on the water and have sandy, clayish siol. I fertilized about 3 weeks ago and did kill some of it, but just a little. BUT.. a

Lawn Treatments

QuestionHow often do you apply the baking soda & water mixture to your brown patches on the lawn? Also, how often do you water the landscape and/or indoor plants with the sugar/water mixture? Thanks! AnswerH

iron

Questionis it safe to put iron(chaving from a brake lathe) on bermuda grass to green it up AnswerMike, The yellow condition of your bermuda may be due to an alkaline soil, as well as iron deficiency. There ar

disastrious lawn

QuestionQUESTION: I have had Nut grass and some crabgrass before,but now these two have just about taken over. I have seen some products that vow they can kill both. My question is, if these products do the job, wha

Dead Lawn?

QuestionI rent in San Francisco and have a very small lawn. I was gone for a month and my friend forgot to water for me. The grass is now brown. My landlord has never spent money to have anything d

fescue: brown patches among healthy areas

QuestionI live in Arizona at 4300 above sea level. Summer is hot (88-95 degrees) and humidity is less than 20%. The lawn is Fescue (not the fine kind), and watered every morning at sunlight. Patches turn brown at th