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About tom
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i am by no means an "expert" but i am very knowledgeable on lawn care because i love to have a great yard and i have vast amounts of experience from researching and learning about my own lawncare problems over the last 10 years

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Questions Answered By Expert  tom 
In Category  Lawns

SubjectDate Asked

weeds and lawn care9/2/2008
  Q: I live near Chicago, IL. I have some crabgrass. How long do I have to wait after I apply a weed ...
  A: Please please please stay away from chemicals! When you use chemicals your yard almost ...
new lawns8/28/2008
  Q: I am going to rock hound and plant grass in my yard. I have no weeds. Do I need to bring in top ...
  A: Hey Jim- What is rock hound? Do you mean that you are going to go through your yard ...
Grass growth8/28/2008
  Q: I have a few small patches of very dark green and extremely fast growing grass areas. The rest of my ...
  A: I really don't know what to tell you Jason. Are they weeds or what? Just a different type of ...
profuse weeds8/25/2008
  Q: I live in Clearwater, Fl and have St. Augustine grass. First, my neighbors' St. Augustine front yard ...
  A: Ok Nancy- let me see if I am getting your concerns right, #1- Your front yard is being invaded by ...
Urine burns8/24/2008
  Q: Is there anything to treat the lawn with to stop the burns from dog urine?
  A: Well John First things first,and it is just something I need to put out there is the ...
lawn8/22/2008
  Q: Tom Have a lawn that is mostly just patches of grass and weeds. Tried planting grass seed in the ...
  A: No ,I would just keep it there. The new soil will help it too. Also by pulling the weeds it will ...
zoysia grass burned by fertilizer8/21/2008
  Q: My grass was burned by the fertilizer in quite a few spots. Will this burned grass recover or is it ...
  A: I get this question all the time.When you use fertilizers it replaces all the good things in your ...
lawn8/18/2008
  Q: Tom Have a lawn that is mostly just patches of grass and weeds. Tried planting grass seed in the ...
  A: Mike- This is exactly the kind of lawn that i live for. Let me answer your concerns then ...
grass seed8/17/2008
  Q: We sowed some grass seed yesterday and put grass clippings on top. Now I'm concerned that is too ...
  A: I don't think so. When i was a kid me and my dad planted some grass in our back yard. By planted I ...
brown grass8/16/2008
  Q: my grass has turned brown this summer after a great looking lawn this past spring and early summer ...
  A: Let me ask you a question- do you use fertilizer,or chemicals? If you do your yard becomes dependent ...
Brown dead lawn8/15/2008
  Q: I live in westchester county NY and my lawn was great late July well i had a few spots of clover! my ...
  A: First how do you water your grass? Sprinklers and irrigation systems work all right, but I prefer to ...
Do I Still Water ????8/14/2008
  Q: I've just finished laying 2000 sq ft of St Augustine.I have a 3000 sq ft front yard.Since I have a ...
  A: Hey Dave- I don't think this is the answer you might be looking for but what I'm going to ...
How to keep a green lawn8/14/2008
  Q: In May, my lawn looks great. But by July and non-stop sun with little rain, it turns yellow and ...
  A: Lets start with the basics David- First how do you water your grass? Sprinklers and ...
Will my sods live?8/14/2008
  Q: I didn't water my newly laid sods for the first few days and most of them have turned brown. Then I ...
  A: I think they might be able to bounce back.It will take some time and lots of close monitoring but I ...
lawn repair8/14/2008
  Q: I am removing a 28' round above ground pool labor day weekend. Under this pool is 3-5" of sand. I ...
  A: Hey Chris- Sorry it has taken so long to reply but I have had some work issues going on ...
to mulch or not to mulch8/13/2008
  Q: tom I live in western Canada,it is generally hot and dry during the summer,and the soil in my area ...
  A: Hey Bud- Sorry it has taken so long to reply but I have had some work issues going on and ...
Large Dead Patches8/12/2008
  Q: Help!!! I put in new sod last year and it looked really nice at first then it began dying in ...
  A: Goslin, Sorry it has taken so long to reply but I have had some "issues" at work ...
water grass8/10/2008
  Q: We have alot of spots of water grass in our yard. We live in the midwest. How do you get rid of it?
  A: Is this what you have growing in your yard? ...
Lawn8/9/2008
  Q: I think my husband over fertilized our yard. It has patchy spots that have turned brown. The brown ...
  A: Not to worry all is not lost!This yard can be saved, but you need to stay away from the ...
natural lawn care8/8/2008
  Q: Tom, I keep spending money on products to improve my lawn but from time to time i over feed and burn ...
  A: Hey Raul Lets start with the basics- First how do you water your grass? ...
lawn condition8/8/2008
  Q: I have a ver nice lawn pretty much all year long on Southern California. But every summer after 4th ...
  A: Hey Joe! I'm also from So Cal!(when I'm not stationed in Sicily, that is...)well what I ...
moss8/6/2008
  Q: moss treated with moss killer.how do i restore grass back to normal.and keep moss at bay.
  A: Whats up Gary? How well did the moss killer do? hopefully it didn't hurt your grass ...
soaker hoses8/4/2008
  Q: we live in dallas texas and have had extremely hot weather this summer with little rain, i have been ...
  A: Sorry for the delay but here is what I do. I live in Sicily where the temperature is also usually ...
crabgrass8/4/2008
  Q: I live near Boston and have several areas of lime green grass and crabgrass popping up, after ...
  A: I wouldn't recommend going against the manufacturers instructions,so i would check that first and ...

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