planting grass
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 86 articles
Help with Killing Grass in Garden
Asked by K.P. from Cincinnati
on August 25, 2009
-
Hi.
I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to rid a garden of grass? We have had our garden for four years now and every year we have such a battle with grass...
Answers
- We have the same problem:( My brother is a landscape architect and knows quite a bit about horticulture. He basically told me there's nothing you can do except stay ...
- Try here K. - http://tkstoreonline.com/products.aspx You can also ask a professional there. His name is Mike. He may have some expert answers. If you decide this plac...
- hi K. when we plant our tomatoes green peppers radishes etc we go and put news papers around each of the plant and in the middle of the rows. we have to do this ever...
Getting Grass to Grow
Asked by K.G. from Chicago
on July 15, 2008
-
We have several areas in our yard where we've put down grass seed. Any suggestion on how to help it grow evenly? The areas we put in the front yard turned out very pat...
Answers
- I just did some large areas of my yard with Scott's Patch Master. It's an all in one product so all you have to do is put it down. you don't need any other mulch or fe...
- First, this isn't the best season to try and plant grass seed. You will have to stay on top of it if you want it to come in. Also, make sure you know what caused you...
- If the spots you are have problems with is where the dog is doing his business all the time you will not be able to keep a good stand of grass. If that is not the cas...
Green Grass
Asked by M.D. from Washington DC
on April 26, 2011
-
How in the world do all of my neighbors have it but us?? Last summer we had TruGreen come over and they did some good, but it seemed like they did a lot more harm than...
Answers
- My husband is a grass fanatic. He 'fixes' the bald patches with topsoil and grass seed. and he swears by the Scott 4-Step System.
- If you want to go environmentaly friendly, try corn gluten meal (corn meal gluten?). There's a company called cock a doodle do that makes it and we can buy it at Agway...
- Do you have the same type of grass as your neighbors? Some types of grass do better in certain climates and shade conditions than others. If there are any well-respect...
Splitting Tall Verigated Grass to Transplant to Other Areas
Asked by M.T. from St. Louis
on April 6, 2009
-
I have some verigated Tall grass that I have planted in my yard. It has been there for about 8 years. It is about 24 inches in diameter. I am interested in digging ...
Answers
- Good Morning M., I checked on www.pallensmith.com and found some information. Not sure what type of grass you have, we have pamas grass in our wild flower garden. ...
- I would think they would work just like hastas or daphadylls (sp???) Dig up the whole ball of plant and seperate. Some plants don't look very good for awhile when yo...
- Dig around edges to loosen your root source. Decide how big you want your clumps to be. Move these to your new area, should have a hole about twice as wide and deep ...
I Need Good Advice on Yard Care for My Terrible Weeded Yard!
Asked by S.B. from Denver
on July 3, 2008
-
So I just reciently moved into a wonderful house last week. The only problem with the house was with the backyard weeds. When we moved in they were 3 feet high. The...
Answers
- If what you have is goat heads...they have 3-4 very sharp prongs or "horns", then there isn't much you can do without spending money, or insisting that your landlord s...
- In Arizona they are called hogheads man do they hurt. My brother rented a trailer space, and the landlord came by and used some kind of torch and had to burn them off....
- Well first, ask if your landlord if they will put in either sod or seed. Then, it is up to you to water it and mow and keep it nice. One of the disadvantages of rentin...
Gardening/Landscaping
Asked by C.P. from Denver
on April 26, 2009
-
Does anyone know of an inexpensive, "interesting" garden border? I'm tired of the pesky grass getting into my whimsical/fairy garden -- any thoughts or suggestions? ...
Answers
- Brick is a great border. You can lay it flat, on its side, on its end or make designs. You can use it with or without mortar. Great colors too!
- Nothing but grass-killing spray will get rid of the grass. I'm fighting centipede grass myself-it's absolutely HORRIBLE! You can disguise it & make a very pretty borde...
- Okay, so it isn't really "inexpensive", but it was cheaper than I expected, and you can do it in sections. At Home Depot (possibly Lowes too), they have a 6 inch piec...
Gardening Science Project Ideas Needed - K/first Grade
Asked by M.D. from Charlotte
on February 24, 2008
-
I'd like to help the kids in my son's K/1 class to do a science project (in class) that relates to gardening. The goal is to teach them something and also plant in the...
Answers
- I home school my children. Right now my son, who turned 9 today, is growing flowers, tomatoes, and cucumbers inside our home. I bought him some flats and we put pottin...
- When I was a kid, we had all the parents send in old two liter bottles, take the bottoms out and invert them, making a little plastic greenhouse...we planted seeds to ...
- I teach Kindergarten. Lima beans are the easiest and quickest things to grow.
What to Plant in a Border?
Asked by T.K. from Dallas
on March 15, 2011
-
Spring has sprung and I want to improve my yard. I have a 1 foot wide, 10 foot long curvy border along the sidewalk to my front door. There is also a 5 ft bordered o...
Answers
- Hi, Being brand new to TX, we were told by a Home Depot employee not to buy our plants from them. Not sure if Lowes is the same. He said the plants have been sitt...
- I love hostas. They thrive with almost no work and come back bigger and more full every year. You can split them and share with family when they get too big. The varie...
- I love day lillies to border something. I have a little garden next to my stairs that is a half circle and it's bordered by day lillies. If you trim them all year th...
Does Anyone Have Any Advice for Growing a Small Vegetable Garden?
Asked by T.K. from Austin
on April 22, 2008
-
Ok - I have bought some 'small' vegetable plants and am looking to plant them. But where does one start from scratch? I have researched this online and there is so m...
Answers
- I like containers. Get a "garden soil" mix from walmart, home depot...anyplace like that. It generally has the fertilizer in it already, good for 3 months, which is ...
- Hey there. Start with your basic soil and add MiracleGro (or whatever the latest fertilizer is. Follow instructions on each packet, but basic rule of thumb is to pla...
- My kids and I have done this with very little expectation and fine results. We just tilled up the soil (pull up all the weeds and grass and get the dirt loose) in a s...
Cemetary Flowers
Asked by J.B. from Harrisburg
on April 11, 2010
-
My daughter died 5 years ago and I visit the cemetary often. I have noticed that on holidays such as Easter alot of people bring flowers to their loved ones. The major...
Answers
- I'm sorry for your loss. You absolutely have to contact the cemetary about this. Although the plots are bought by families, the property is considered privately own...
- It depends on the cemetery, and some of them are fairly insane (like some HOAs). The management of the cemetery where my father in law is buried has changed and they ...
- I wouldn't worry about the other flowers but I would go collect what is on your daughters if you don't want them thrown away and then take more later. My dad died 10 y...
