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| Cutting Long Grass | 7/8/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have been away from home for about 2 months and unfortunately the grass had been left to grow too ...
A: This is an emergency... Get yourself a large container of Harpin Protein, which is sold as ...
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| best grass for nj | 7/5/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: What is the best grass for new jersey all year round
A: My plain vanilla all purpose best all around grass for the Northeast goes to..... TALL FESCUE. I ...
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| New sod, mushroom growth | 7/4/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: About three weeks ago we laid new sod. I have never seen mushrooms in our yard but they are ...
A: Mushrooms freak people out, but there is probably nothing bad about these and you have nothing to ...
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| How to kill weeds before planting | 7/3/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have a 1/2 acre of weeds right now, I can't plant grass seed until the temperature cools down, ...
A: Depending on where in the planet you are growing this 1/2 acre of Grass, Solarization might or might ...
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| Crab grass in Sod | 7/2/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We have crab grass coming up through our sod that we laid about a month ago. Any tips on how to ...
A: Your Crabgrass is probably an Annual plant. One of the hazards of tilling Soil before you sow Grass ...
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| New zoysia | 7/1/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We had 7 pallets of cavalier zoysia laid at our lake houseon a thursday mid day and Sunday am (3.5 ...
A: Odds will tip in your favor if you apply asap a product called 'Messenger'. Technically a Harpin ...
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| lowering ph | 6/30/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have been trying too grow ceterpide tifblair in birmingham al then was told my ph is 7.3 so i ...
A: Centipedegrass does not complain much even if you grow it in poor Soil. It needs little ...
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| soil depth | 6/28/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I want to lay grass over the top of existing garden. I was wondering how deep the soil needs to be ...
A: Pity, because Tile will interfere -- badly -- with drainage. And drainage is critical. No ...
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| New lawn growing with TONS of weeds | 6/26/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I planted seeds a couple of weeks ago and the grass is growing nicely, but it has TONS of weeds ...
A: Tall Fescue in Covina, CA. Beautiful. Because simply MOWING your Lawn correctly is the single best ...
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| soil depth | 6/25/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I want to lay grass over the top of existing garden. I was wondering how deep the soil needs to be ...
A: Let me see if I understand you correctly: You want to roll out Sod over an area that is currently ...
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| new lawn sown with falcon III 9/07 | 6/24/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We had new lawn established last fall with falcon III. It came up lush and green. A starter ...
A: Developed at the McCarthy-Burlingham Research Farm in Oregon, Falcon III is an improved strain of ...
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| Soil Test....now what? | 6/21/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I contacted you about a year ago explaining my whole situation about a lawn I had overseeded, put ...
A: This is going to be an abbreviated answer for you, Claudia, because I don't want to gloss over this. ...
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| brown spots on new grass | 6/18/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: theI recently placed new topsoil and rye grass seed on a new patch of lawn. I placed a small amount ...
A: Some mess you've got there to deal with, dear. Pity you did not contact me before you used the ...
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| flies in my grass | 6/17/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We recently put down sod in our yard, a few weeks later, you walk across it, and 100's of flies are ...
A: Get out the flypaper and the hanging flypaper strips right away for fast relief. This is not just ...
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| Ground Mold | 6/15/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We live in the Ca. desert and our backyard has an area that doesn't get as much sun during the day ...
A: I would bring in a sample to get a better description at least of your problem -- Mold and Mildew do ...
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| Starting Backyard from scratch | 6/14/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I.G., You helped me with my front yard and it is beautiful. ( I am in Jersey by the way)I am now ...
A: Sounds like you are doing a great job in your Garden State plot. Have you not used the word SOIL ...
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| clay soil / dry molasses | 6/13/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: hello I live in Australia and I have clay soil and just read your answer to the suject what is dry ...
A: Tell me, my friend, do you have Soil testers conveniently located in your part of the country? It's ...
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| Cinch bugs St augustine grass | 6/12/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: What is the best treatment for cinch bugs on St Augustine grass? I tried the coffee can trick - no ...
A: Most people are 10 steps behind you when they arrive at this website. I'm impressed, Sharon. ...
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| How to fix a brown spot from leaving something out on it | 6/10/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Basic question, but I am clueless! I talked my husband into buying a blow up water slide for our ...
A: Depending on how bad the damage is (much depends on moisture levels, temperature, soil, Grass type ...
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| Darken the color of my lawn | 6/9/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in chicago, midwest. Last year the city had to dig in my front yard and replaced it with ...
A: Contact your Cooperative Extension Service asap: web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/hort32.html Find ...
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| what to do with my lawn . . . | 6/7/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am buying a home, and the lawn really needs help. The home is in Provo, UT. It has been drought ...
A: Autumn is the best time of year to plant a new Lawn. Second best: Spring (and you have missed the ...
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| Newly seeded area oer fertilized no growth | 6/4/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: in mid April I had a walkway and patio installed and seeded the new loam to patch ripped up areas. ...
A: Scotts Turfbuilder 20-27-5 is high in chemical salts, but much of this will leach through your Soil ...
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| lumpy lawn | 6/2/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: i live in eastern Washington, zone 5. My entire lawn is lumpy with hard spots of dirt pushed up in ...
A: Grubs munch the roots of Turfgrasses -- they do not physically move Soil and make lumps and bumps ...
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| Large dead spot in lawn | 6/1/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Phoenix, AZ and about a year ago I put in Bermuda sod in my backyard. Slowly a portion of ...
A: The patchy, uncooperative Grass you described is a classic symptom of There-Used-To-Be-A-Tree-Here ...
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| Crab Grass | 5/31/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Would a mixture of vinegar and water kill crab grass in small areas of a flower garden ?
A: 95 percent of the lawns in this country are soaking in things like Round-Up and Weed-B-Gone. To rid ...
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| brown lawn (Salt on lawn) | 5/30/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: What do i need to do to bring my lawn back from winter damage.My son and his family moved home from ...
A: Tell me please where you live so that I can help you. Your type of Grass would also help. My guess ...
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| sodding St. Augustine and Neighbor has Bermuda | 5/29/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I just purchased a new house in new subdivision in Dallas, TX area. My yard has a poor Bermuda grass ...
A: Good question, and I am so happy you asked BEFORE you moved on this. The answer to this is not as ...
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| New construction lawn and garden | 5/24/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We recently built a house in Iowa, ever since I've been pulling chunks of concrete left behind and ...
A: Your Sod must be growing on something besides concrete rubble and sand, no? Usually, I jump on the ...
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| Stickers | 5/23/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: My yard is covered in "stickers!" I also have 2 small house dogs,and they get them stuck in their ...
A: Those Spiky Stickers come from an Annual Grassy Weed called the Sandbur. Ever read Texas Monthly ...
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| Fertilization after reseeding | 5/22/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I reseeded my lawn in April because of the poor condition of the lawn, I brought this place last ...
A: Here's a website just for your, my friend: the University of Massachusetts Extension Service: ...
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| Grass vs. House Flies | 5/21/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I recently purchased sod (Tiffway). It was over seeded with Rye for the winter. It was a great ...
A: Sounds like your fly problem is totally out of control. I don't think Lavender is going to give you ...
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| dead spots in lawn | 5/20/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Colorado and my lawn has dead spots and its spreading. There is no green area in the ...
A: Try spot seeding to fix the spots. Make sure you remove the dead brown Grass before you do this, ...
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| yellowing in my st augustine | 5/19/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live on the Mississippi gulf coast and I have St augustine in my yard. In early spring i notice ...
A: NEVER use 2,4-D. I don't care who makes it. The stuff is outlawed in several states and it is ...
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| Crabgrass | 5/18/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: It's May 17th on Cape Cod. Is it too late put down something that will prevent crabgrass? Or ...
A: Pre-emergent, organic or not, must be applied at the time seeds are sprouting. Too late. At this ...
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| gold spots or grass dying | 5/16/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have noticed that the is a patch that has been getting larger. There use to be grass there, but ...
A: Tell me please, Dwight, what kind of Grass this is and a little about the site -- shaded? near a ...
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| St. Augustine sparse under oak tree | 5/15/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I know, I know!!! Tree is taking the sunshine and water. But I have sprinklers and try to keep it ...
A: Can we assume this Oak is NOT a Black Oak? Because if it is, you can forget about growing ...
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| Extra sod | 5/14/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: My sod was cut on Saturday morning, I actually had about 75 square feet left over. I thought that I ...
A: Richard, this is a Very Sod Story, I'm afraid. Sorry, I could not resist. Because it really is ...
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| Lawn | 5/13/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I sprayed ortho weed b gone on my lawn and it turned brown. Is there any chance the lawn will turn ...
A: Here we go again with the Weed B Gone disaster questions. Sorry to hear your sad tale of woe with ...
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| Fescule Grass Turning Brown | 5/12/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Southern California. I have a 2 1/2 year old fescule lawn in my front yard. It is watered ...
A: Sounds like your Grass is on a feeding/watering schedule, rather than eating and drinking when it ...
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| ANTS IN MY LAWN | 5/11/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have ants all over my lawn. I want to know how to kill them without killing my grass??? I do not ...
A: Of the dozen Carpenter Ant species in the state of Massachusetts, notes the "Carpenter Ants Fact ...
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