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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| lawns | 3/28/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I recently (@1 year ago) rota-tilled my yard and planted Scotts brand sun & shade seed. It was ... A: You'll just have to spray those patches with roundup and reseed them. Unfortunately, They are both ... | ||
| spring lawn care | 3/28/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I live in southeast Wisconsin. A local lawn care company applied pre-emergent crabgrass control ... A: Crabgrass pre-emergent needs to get down to the soil. If there was a thick mat of leaves in a ... | ||
| Help! Lawn Fix Nightmare! | 3/28/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: I've been renovating my friend's new garden and all I have left to do is THE LAWN. However, it is in ... A: The first paragraph of your correspondence contains all the reasons to eliminate grass as a viable ... | ||
| Bermudagrass eradication & repair??? | 3/28/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: Sir, I live in coastal Md. My tall fescue lawn is about 30% overrun with that wiry bermudagrass. ... A: MD can be a tough area for grass. You're right in the transition zone where Bermuda will try to take ... | ||
| grass | 3/28/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: my dog pee on the front yard and leave dead spots what can I do? and when would be a good time to ... A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeUjjmD0QzA&feature=PlayList&p=C821630097F7DBE7&playnext=1&playnext_f ... | ||
| lawn care in massachusetts | 3/27/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: what do you think of me using just ringer lawn restorer and lime as my only source for lawn ... A: I haven't used the Ringer brand before, but I like what I've read and heard. It's a well balanced ... | ||
| pesticides on weeds | 3/26/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: Are the weed killers used by for hire landscape companies stronger then what I can purchase at my ... A: Typically speaking, the products are pretty similar, but the difference is in the applicator. If you ... | ||
| Lawn Mold & Fungus | 3/26/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: 60% of my lawn is destroyed by Mold & Fungus. It started near tree line, where it stays moist. How ... A: It probably is moss, in which case, you'll need to rip it out and apply limestone very heavily ... | ||
| Till fill or topsoil or both? | 3/25/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: In the early '80s, the previous owners of our house leveled out the backyard with fill and built an ... A: I wouldn't bother tilling, because you need to get some good topsoil on top anyway. tilled up ... | ||
| Lawn problems | 3/25/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I have a couple of problem spots in my lawn. Last year I rehabed a large area of lawn that is on a ... A: Moss: 1) Rake and rip the moss out, 2) Put down 50 lbs of limestone/1000 square feet in that area, ... | ||
| weed control | 3/25/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: What can you use on centipede to get rid of Poa sometimes called annual bluegrass? When can you use ... A: If your lawn is primarily centipede, then I will assume you live in a more southern climate. That ... | ||
| lawn | 3/25/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: on feb 28,2009 i use scott turf builder with halts crabgrass preventer and the weeds are taking over ... A: If you haven't purchased it yet, I'd recommend that you look out for a "Weed" product without the ... | ||
| estimate for mowing- | 3/25/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: I have been asked to bid on mowing a commercial account. It's size is between 2-3 acres, no trees or ... A: I am sorry that I cannot give you a helpful answer because there are many bits of relevant ... | ||
| watering new lawn | 3/24/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: How am I supposed to water 2 acres to keep my grass seed moist? Even with an automatic sprayer, this ... A: I'm not sure what to tell you. If you are seeding an area that large, it'll be pretty tough unless ... | ||
| Lawn | 3/24/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: The court yard lawn were I work (middle school)in Michigan is a mess. What do I need to do first to ... A: You are asking for a lawn program and I do not feel competent to advise you essentially because I ... | ||
| straw removal | 3/24/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I live in southwest Ohio and had my yard torn up and added top soil and seeded and srawed last fall ... A: It really depends on how much straw there is. If the ground is totally covered, you should pick it ... | ||
| Sugar on lawns | 3/24/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: If you put the sugar on the lawn to enrich the soil, won't that bring ants? A: Not only ants but bees and other insects. Sugar is applied to provide a nutrient solution for ... | ||
| grass seed | 3/24/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I live in central minnesota my whole lawn is sun and sand. I am trying to find a grass seed that ... A: That's a tough one. Pre-emergent herbicides are the most effective way to prevent it in the Spring. ... | ||
| dead grass | 3/23/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: my wife acquired a black lab about 2 years ago. his urinating in the yard has killed my grass. is ... A: Dilution is a good idea but how practical, I do not know. If the dog is let out as required, then I ... | ||
| Overseeding in the spring in Ohio | 3/23/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: Is it to late to overseed? And what order should i go about it? Dethatch, aerate, fertilize, then ... A: I'm surprised that you think it might be too late to overseed. If anything, it's pretty early. My ... | ||
| St. Augustine grass | 3/23/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I have a property in the Hilton Head Island area with three distinct areas of lawn, two of which ... A: I would just tell you to make sure to clear off any remnants of the bad areas thoroughly before ... | ||
| Weed and feed shelf life | 3/23/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I live in north TX near Dallas. I've been using Scott's Bonus S on my lawn for several years with ... A: I would definitely recommend using it. If you've kept it dry, it may have lost a bit of the ... | ||
| thatch in my sod | 3/23/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: Got St. augustine sod laid about a month ago. Seems to be alot of dead grass/thatch from last years ... A: One month is too short a time for true thatch to build up. I suspect that the sod came in with ... | ||
| thatch in my sod | 3/23/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: Got St. augustine sod laid about a month ago. Seems to be alot of dead grass/thatch from last years ... A: When you say that there is a lot of thatch from last year's growth, are you referring to the new sod ... | ||
| Problem lawn with hill and large dog | 3/22/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I live in Northern VA with a large amount of tree cover. The back yard is about 15 feet deep from ... A: Sorry Hal, This doesn't sound like you really have much of a chance. There does come a point where ... | ||
| Grass in my flower bed | 3/21/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: I have a very long 70ft by 4ft garden on the side of my house. There is a whole mid section that has ... A: It sounds like Torpedo grass (Panicum repens). You can spray it with glyphosate BUT at a fairly low ... | ||
| grass seed | 3/21/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I live in central minnesota my whole lawn is sun and sand. I am trying to find a grass seed that ... A: You'll need an irrigation system ideally since the sun/sand combo will dry out quickly. Then I would ... | ||
| misapplication of crabgrass preventer | 3/21/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: A week ago, I applied a crabgrass preventer/lawn food (K-gro) product to my yard. I wasn't paying ... A: Water heavily. That's about all you can do now. Keep watering and the product will be diluted ... | ||
| removing lawn | 3/21/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: i want to remove grass and put rose plants and shrubs and decorative pebbles into a 4 x 4 m area. ... A: You can spray a non selective weedkiller (like glyphosate) over the area. You can rent a sod cutter ... | ||
| Crabgrass | 3/21/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I have zoysia grass and some areas of my lawn. I just put the plugs in last year. I live in ... A: I'm not quite sure why you think you cannot use a granular fertilizer, but there really shouldn't be ... | ||
| small holes in lawn near house | 3/21/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: i found small maybe 1 inch holes around the outside of my house in the backyard. I live in Florida ... A: It could be birds foraging for insects that are underground but that is a guess. Soap flush a few ... | ||
| runners | 3/20/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: I have a fairly new front yard. A couple of yrs old, I have runners all over my yard and they are ... A: A runner describes a stem that runs above (but close to) the ground. Many grasses (like St. ... | ||
| moss | 3/20/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: please help,i have a fare sized garden and the problem is lots of moss, is there any way i can get ... A: In due time the moss will go away if you create the dry conditions which it does not like. And yes, ... | ||
| Lawn Mold & Fungus | 3/20/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: 60% of my lawn is destroyed by Mold & Fungus. It started near tree line, where it stays moist. How ... A: Do you by chance know what kind of mold or fungus you are talking about? Could it be moss (which is ... | ||
| moss | 3/18/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: please help,i have a fare sized garden and the problem is lots of moss, is there any way i can get ... A: Moss is associated with moisture. Fine tune your watering system to the point where it is well ... | ||
| Can Fescue and grasses co-exist in a NW Arkansas lawn | 3/18/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: I live in NW Arkansas (the dreaded transition zone). Our builder laid Bermuda grass sod. There ... A: I don't see why you shouldn't be able to give this a shot, but I'm not sure you'll really be happy ... | ||
| weed control in centipede | 3/18/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: i live in anderson, sc, and read answer to weed control using organic method of improving soil, etc. ... A: I'm not sure where you read this answer, but I don't think it was from me. You cannot eliminate ... | ||
| dead grass area | 3/17/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: Located in dallas texas and I have a dead grass problem on front edge of lawn. I thought because of ... A: You make it sound like a distinct rectangle (8ft.x 1ft.) and this could be quite the important ... | ||
| rotten grass | 3/17/2009 | Ronald B Persaud |
| Q: my grass is rotten in my yard. You can just reach down and pick it up without even pulling on it. ... A: "You can just reach down and pick it up without even pulling on it". This sounds like grub damage. ... | ||
| Grass | 3/16/2009 | C. J. Brown |
| Q: Why is my grass greener and taller over my underground power line compared to the rest of my lawn. ... A: I have to be honest, you've got me stumped here. I've never heard of electricity affecting plant ... | ||
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C. J. Brown
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer questions on cool and warm season grasses, soil problems, irrigation, insect, grub, weed and crabgrass control. I can also help with cultural practices such as mowing, aeration, dethatching, and leaf management.
Experience
Co-Founder and owner of Teed & Brown, Inc. www.teedandbrown.com.
Lawn Care Columnist as "The Lawn Coach" www.thelawncoach.com
Organizations
PLANET
Publications
Danbury News Times "HomeStyle" Magazine
Tinytown Gazette, MA
The Picket News, MD
Manchester Press, IA
Macomb Observer, MI
Metro Observer, MI
Bottom Line Personal
www.TheLawnCoach.com
Education/Credentials
Penn State University - B.S. in Turfgrass Science
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