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| new lawn? | 11/26/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: A half acre on my property had stumps removed a month ago. It was also "shaped" and smothed out ...
A: Wow. Okay Mark. The first issue is the time of year, which is far too late to seed your lawn. It ...
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| Laying Sod in Cold Temperatures | 11/24/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: What are the guidelines/requirements for laying sod in cold weather for a new home construction? I ...
A: Some landscapers do this routinely through Winter, but they often overseed with Rye for Green ...
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| lawn care | 11/24/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am a own a lawncare bus. and recently gain some new clients with St. aug. grass. That is very ...
A: 'Brown Patch' hits homeowners around this time of year on their St Augustine Lawns. A Cool Weather ...
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| cutting dormant grass | 11/23/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We live in New Jersey. Our lawn maintenance service did the last mow of the season over a month ago. ...
A: For this answer, we head over to the website. There, we learn from some of Lawncare's wisest ...
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| Natural Lawn Care | 11/23/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have Natural Lawn of America caring for my lawn. I have their fertilizer service and flea & tick ...
A: NaturaLawn of America is one of the country's most successful franchise outfits. But I don't trust ...
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| tall fescue grass | 11/22/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: Can I plant tall fescue grass this time of year(late November) in California(zip code:91351)? If ...
A: You're on the verge. Canyon Country is barely warm enough now for Tall Fescue seeding, and it's ...
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| leaves and lime | 11/22/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: In the last year I have been able to start a compost area for my flower and plant beds for spring ...
A: I would avoid Liming those leaves -- they are not acidic yet and when they are, it will be the most ...
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| Science fair | 11/20/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am taking a course in biology at my High School and am wishing to do a biology related Science ...
A: Got your question, sent your answer, hope it makes sense! Moving right along, I would guess you ...
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| Grass Seed | 11/18/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I live in Northern Virginia and will like to ask if it is still right time to plant Tall Fescue ...
A: I'm so sorry about the delay in response here. I've been pretty busy wrapping up the season in CT. ...
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| Clearing Ground | 11/18/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am trying to expand my vegetable garden. I prepared the current area (about 130sf) by removing ...
A: Solarizing, Flaming, Steaming or skilled Mulching will all get you there from here. I. SOLARIZING ...
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| Mushrooms growing on carpet in house | 11/17/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I was wondering if you could tell me anything on mushrooms growing inside a house in the carpet? I ...
A: Creepy, yes, the inside Mushroom farm will freak out the most diligent homeowner. You've guessed I ...
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| grass seeding lawn | 11/16/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: We have seeded our lawn and put the straw overlay down to protect it etc. It has been 3 weeks now ...
A: it depends on how much straw is down. If it's pretty much covered, then get it off. If it is just a ...
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| Overseeding in fall for spring germination in NJ | 11/16/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: What type of seeds should I use for overseeding in fall, so that in spring the grass sprouts. I ...
A: I'd recommend Kentucky Bluegrass in sunnier spots and fine fescues (Creeping or Chewings) in the ...
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| Lawn care | 11/16/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: Do they make a "push" (either manual or powered) lawn sweeper that will pick up leaves as well as ...
A: Sorry, but I don't know of any such tool. I have a push sweeper myself, but it typically works best ...
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| Grub worms | 11/16/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Wow! I was impressed with the answer you gave Aerial. I was wondering if I could have your input on ...
A: Sevin is suicidal as far as I'm concerned -- and it's bad for your horses, too. First, a Grubs ...
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| SUDDEN BARE SPOTS ON LAWN | 11/16/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I live in Illinois, and suddenly a few weeks ago I discovered bare spots in my lawn where the grass ...
A: This could be one of many potential issues. It really depends on where the spots are, when did they ...
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| Science fair | 11/13/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am taking a course in biology at my High School and am wishing to do a biology related Science ...
A: Very interesting, Joe. Let's discuss this. First, let's talk about your choice of Grass. Some ...
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| Carpet Grass | 11/13/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am staying in the tropics where the climate is warm all year round with seasonal moderate rain. My ...
A: It depends on what you mean by 'Carpetgrass'. Since you did not mention where you are writing from, ...
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| New lawn not sprouting | 11/9/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: we put down a new lawn last Monday in Australia. Top soil was laid then fertilizer and seeds. What ...
A: 'New Lawn' could be umpteen different Seeds, but a week for most Grass Seed is not a big deal. Some ...
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| New grass is "fallin over" | 11/9/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I planted rye grass and waited until it was 3 1/2" to 4" tall to mow it. It had already started to ...
A: How much did you take off this Rye? If it was barely a cut, cut again. Assuming you are in the ...
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| Humic acid | 11/9/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I would like to know if the effects of humic acid on plants depend on the environment of the types ...
A: Scientist Elaine Ingham, PhD and President/Director of Research at Oregon's Soil Foodweb Inc., works ...
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| Sugar use on lawns | 11/8/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I've read about using sugar on lawns. I'm very interested in this process. I live in the Daytona ...
A: Sweet idea, using Sugar. But as a scientist, I can absolutely tell you it is not possible to kill ...
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| lawns | 11/6/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: how can i get rid off different types of weeds in my St augustine grass. I live in Central ...
A: Postemergence weed control in St. Augustine should ideally be attempted in early spring. High ...
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| Soil Test | 11/6/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I always read on the internet that the best way to improve your grass is to improve your soil; hence ...
A: I'm not too surprised. The folks in the laboratories are so immersed in this stuff that they ...
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| New lawn | 11/6/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: The city graded the earth between my property line and the road this summer,and seeded the area with ...
A: New construction is inclined more than most to foster the growth of Beetle larvae aka Grubs. The ...
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| Improving Soil | 11/6/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I recently came across the allexperts.com website and read several of your responses to submitted ...
A: Chad. I apologize for the delay in posting your answer. This is a detailed question that I can't ...
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| wild strawberries taking over lawn | 11/5/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: We have a major problem with wild strawberries on all 4 sides of our house. I was told that the ...
A: There are some products which will kill off Wild Strawberry selectively, but they are generally ...
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| New lawn fertilizer | 11/5/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Iowa and about a month ago seeded a lawn on a new houise we just built. I have grass ...
A: Waverly, IA -- nice blue color on that map. Soil is not a laughing matter in your state; your ...
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| Autumn/Winter Lawn Maintenance | 11/4/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I've owned my house a short while and have been having a heck of a time getting grass to grow and ...
A: Sounds like you've got one of those Trees that generates surface roots all over the place. These ...
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| Lawn Conditioning | 11/4/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I recently cleared 2.45 acres and built a house. A lot of the topsoil was eother removed or buried ...
A: Wow, this is quite the stumper. This is all pretty good advise, but why not just spread a thick ...
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| Late autumn fertilising/maintenance. | 11/3/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I live in Southwestern Ontario. The weather is beginning to get cold, and winter is just around the ...
A: Good to hear from a fellow Canuck! I was actually born in Toronto and lived in Windsor for a year ...
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| lawn fertilizer | 11/2/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I have about .25 acre front lawn. I bought some Scotts organic fertilizer. The spreaders were over ...
A: Yes there is. Quite a bit actually. People often erroneously assume that rain and water will wash ...
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| Creeping Charlie and organic weed control | 11/2/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: My neighbor recommends Ferti-loam and their lawn is great. But we live on a lake. I was reading ...
A: The Sugar Treatment is a Myth with no validity, unfortunately. Trust me, we would all be using ...
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| RED orange DUST | 11/2/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: You anwswered a question about the orange dust on grass, back in 2007. You said it wasn't an ...
A: No, this stuff shouldn't cause problems as far as I know. If the children are down on the ground ...
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| New lawn | 11/2/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: The city graded the earth between my property line and the road this summer,and seeded the area with ...
A: I don't know where you are so I can't be certain, but you may have a case of Grubs down there. Your ...
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| When to Fertilize? | 11/1/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: My place of residence is Virginia, less than a month ago, I over seeded, aerated and fertilized the ...
A: Fertilizer here, Fertilizer there, we Americans just can't get enough of the F Word, can we? Do you ...
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| grass dying | 11/1/2008 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I live in upstate NY and in the past few weeks, our lawn has been dying in various areas. These ...
A: I'm sorry to hear about your problem. Without looking at it, this sounds an awful lot like grub ...
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| black lawn mold | 10/31/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: my neighbor (who is a lawn cutter guy) says that there is black mold growning in the lawns around ...
A: Hope I'm not too late with this. Textbook Fungus -- my guess, Ustilago striiformis, a disease of ...
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| Autumn/Winter Lawn Maintenance | 10/30/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I've owned my house a short while and have been having a heck of a time getting grass to grow and ...
A: Step 1: Your new house came with Soil. Get your Soil tested. See what's Evil lurks underground -- ...
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| New lawn fertilizer | 10/30/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Iowa and about a month ago seeded a lawn on a new houise we just built. I have grass ...
A: Scotts is in the business of selling fertilizer, my friend. They do not care about your Lawn. ...
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