| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| should I start over? | 3/6/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I live in western WA. My grass is intermingled with dirt patches, moss, and yellowish-brown ...
A: pH could definitely be the problem, but you'd need to get a soil test to determine that. Other than ...
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| Zorsia grass | 3/4/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I live in north Florida. I have been told my front yard has a fungus problem due to prior drainage ...
A: As long as the drainage problems are taken care of, you should expect Zoysia, St. Augustine, ...
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| Too Cold to Water New Sod | 3/4/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: Help ! I just laid 5 pallets of sod and now it has turned cold (around 30 degrees at night and ...
A: Frozen sod is usually able to bounce back okay, but it would be better to wait until the ...
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| Bermuda Lawn | 3/3/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: Here in N. Atlanta my dormant bermuda is being overrun with thriving green weeds. Mainly it's a ...
A: There are several "selective" weed control products available for use on bermudagrass lawns. Ortho's ...
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| Moss vs. grass in San Diego? | 3/2/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: We have a concrete-enclosed area (about 25'x12') near our pool which has grass on poor-quality ...
A: I'm sorry, but I really don't know of any mosses that could tolerate those conditions. That said, ...
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| pre-emergence | 3/2/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: Will Halts, or dimension hurt established trees and shrubs if applied around them? ANSWER: As long ...
A: I'm a personal fan of Dimension, which you could buy in liquid form if you look around. Just ...
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| CENTIPEDE FERTILAZITION | 3/2/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I just laid 1000 SF of centipede sod. I understand that I need to keep it watered twice a day for a ...
A: Once the grass has taken root, a single fertilizer application is usually good for the whole year. ...
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| Does sugar kill beneficial nematodes | 3/2/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I want to buy some beneficial nematodes fo my acre yard. I want to follow Jerry bakers concoctions ...
A: I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I can't agree with anything you are doing here. 1) ...
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| Bumpy lawn? | 3/1/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: My wife and I bought a new house in Nov of last year. The lawn it beautiful, but once we moved in we ...
A: It sounds like you're a step ahead of me here. If the bumpiness is indeed due to a sloppy sodding ...
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| putting in a lawn | 3/1/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
Q: I bought a home with 10 horses on it 3 years ago. We didn't even have a weed. We drug the property ...
A: First, mow the lawn as close as the lawn mower will allow. Apply a non selective weed killer; it ...
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| WEEDS | 3/1/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: i am going to lay new sod in my back yard but i want to make sure that the weeds are dead before i ...
A: You can kill off the weeds with roundup, and that shouldn't affect the sod as long as you wait until ...
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| pre-emergence | 2/28/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: Will Halts, or dimension hurt established trees and shrubs if applied around them?
A: As long as you are applying at the correct rates, it should be fine. I've seen it done numerous ...
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| grass | 2/28/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: my grass in my garden is mostly green but there are a few patches which are dead and parts where ...
A: This is really just too vague for me to give any sort of solid answer. Dead, bare patches can happen ...
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| BROWN PATCH FUNGUS | 2/28/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
Q: I live in Jacksonville FL on a lake; I have a huge front lawn. Last fall I developed what was ...
A: From what you say, it is unlikely to expect the lawn to recover. Because of the brown patch I assume ...
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| What kind of seed or grass should I try? | 2/28/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
Q: 12 years ago my lawn was a nice Bermuda grass. I planted trees and now the grass is practically ...
A: Generally, trees and grass do not do well together. The trees provide too much shade for most ...
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| compacted soil | 2/27/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: When the house was built I believe they used all landfill and no soil - we have found large pieces ...
A: It sounds to me like you may already know the answer here, but are hoping to hear something ...
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| St. Augustine grass | 2/27/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
Q: I live in south Florida and have a large quantity of St. Augustine grass. I have decided to do the ...
A: The middle number is easiest. It should be low (very low because Florida soils usually have enough ...
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| Bentgrass | 2/25/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: My husband and I have some bentgrass in a couple of places in our yard--came from a golfcourse. It ...
A: Sure, that would be fine. "Halts" is the trade name for Pendimethalin, which is the primary ...
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| New lawn vs. of above-ground pool. | 2/25/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: We recently removed an above-ground pool from our backyard. The previous owners mixed something ...
A: If I'm understanding correctly, you've got a pretty simple, yet difficult situation. The compound ...
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| Tilling | 2/25/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I live in west Texas. We bought a house and the front yard is really dry and have alot of weeds. ...
A: If you are planning to sod, this plan sounds fine. Just make sure to do it when the grass is ...
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| weed killers | 2/25/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I live in west tn and want to know if it is the right time to spray my lawn for weeds such as henbit ...
A: Once the grass is actively growing, and you see the weeds emerging, it's time to apply a selective ...
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| poisoning | 2/25/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
Q: when zoysia is dormant and yellow in the winter, can I poison other unwanted vegetation that is ...
A: "Roundup" kills "any thing green that it touches". It is translocated to all parts of the plant for ...
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| What is efficient and effective way to kill the weeds? | 2/24/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I have 1.5-arc lawn in GA. Currently my lawn is yellow, dormant, like most of lawns in the winter ...
A: There are many different ways to apply selective herbicides, which is what you are doing now. All of ...
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| malaysian Grass care | 2/24/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: .. I live at the moment in Bangkok Thailand and I live in a duplex with a rooftop.. i installed a ...
A: Wow, Farouk. That is really cool. Unfortunately, my expertise really stops somewhere between ...
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| Watering in Atlanta Winter | 2/24/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: It's late February and air temperatures are still flirting with freezing. Is it harmfull to my ...
A: The grass won't freeze & die, but there's absolutely no point in watering this time of year. The ...
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| Using Organics on St. Augustine Grass | 2/23/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
Q: I purchased a home in Central Florida but live in the Maryland area. I do have someone maintaining ...
A: I have to confess that I do not have a lot of experience in using the organic products like ...
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| sewing new seed after using pre-emergant | 2/22/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I ran an aerator over my yard and the spread a granule pre-emergent over the yard. I sprayed it with ...
A: The pre-emergent herbicides are meant to last a full season. If they worked perfectly, you'd have no ...
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| Using sugar to control weeds | 2/22/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I live in Middle Tennessee (Nashville Area) and I have been reading about using sugar on lawns to ...
A: I'm actually pretty surprised that this question comes up as much as it does. I don't know who's out ...
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| Aerate bermuda with tiller? | 2/21/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I have Bermuda grass in the north Atlanta area. The soil has never been great and I have had ...
A: This could work, but not by tilling. Use a core aerator, and punch holes everywhere. Go over the ...
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| Old sod | 2/21/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: There's an ad in our local area advertising a few pallets of old sod (cut 3 weeks ago). It's St. ...
A: Hey there Laura, Something like that is kind of "hit or miss." I'd have to personally inspect it ...
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| What is efficient and effective way to kill the weeds? | 2/20/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I have 1.5-arc lawn in GA. Currently my lawn is yellow, dormant, like most of lawns in the winter ...
A: The Ortho Dial N Sprayer is a nice idea, but it doesn't truly let you know just how difficult it is ...
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| Dogs tearing up my lawn | 2/20/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I have two stafforshire terriers mixes (one's 80 lbs and the other is 55 lbs). They love to run ...
A: You've unfortunately touched on a subject I hear a lot about. Let me rephrase this in another ...
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| bring dropped sod up to grade | 2/19/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
Q: Have rodent/vole/gopher damage in part of my lawn resulting at a large area that has sunken below ...
A: It requires patience. You apply sand in a thin layer, allow the grass to grow out of it and repeat ...
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| bring dropped sod up to grade | 2/19/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I had some gopher and mole activity under part of my lawn. This area has sunken down a couple of ...
A: Sure, you can spread an inch or so thick layer of soil on top and rake it in or use a push broom to ...
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| Lawn and Oaks Trees | 2/19/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I just bought my first home. I have always been a huge fan of giant oak trees...it's fitting that ...
A: Oak trees can be somewhat allelopathic, which means that the roots exude a substance that inhibits ...
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| North Carolina grass | 2/18/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I have just moved here to North Carolina and we have some bare spots in our lawn. We have seeded ...
A: The hay protects the seed from heavy rains with could disrupt the seedlings, and it helps keep the ...
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| RE: Lawn seed | 2/18/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: Two weeks I reseeded my backyard with tall fescue seeds (also added topsoil) as of today there is no ...
A: I would definitely give it another two weeks before taking any steps. Seed often lays dormant for a ...
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| It's Febuary | 2/17/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I have Bermuda grass its not green and its not died, I am watering it and I want to have green ...
A: Dillo dirt is the composted lawn clippings picked up by the town. It's perfectly good stuff to use. ...
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| winter rye | 2/16/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I have Bermuda grass its not green and its not died, I am watering it and I want to have green ...
A: The Bermuda won't green up with the water. It is brown because it is too cold. The water cannot ...
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| Grub Worm Problem | 2/15/2009 | C. J. Brown |
Q: I have San Augustine grass and have a great deep, green lawn until this year. I had someone tell me ...
A: Grubs in St. Augustine are the larvae of the May Beetle or June Bug, and are a bit difficult to ...
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