Weeds in Lawn
I would like to use the “ black plastic method” to kill the tons of weeds that have grown in my backyard, so that I can plant new grass from seeds.
I have never used this method and was wondering:…
Tag Archives: lawn care
Repairing a poorly planted lawn
I live in midtown Toronto and have a small, west-facing front lawn about 15 x 25 feet in size. The lawn gets plenty of sun in the afternoons.
The lawn covers an area that used to be an interlocking brick…
Pelletized lime for acidic lawn and borders
I have one giant Emily Carr-worthy pine in my back yard. The lawn and borders nearby have been bombarded with falling needles in the past few very hot, dry summer months and the acidic soil is thinning the grass and…
Lawn –
Our lawn is being sprayed with Fiesta Weed Control tomorrow morning. How long should we wait before reseeding bare spots?…
Lawn
Hello. First I would like to thank the master gardener who answered my question about garlic mustard. Very helpful.
My next question is about this plant growing in my lawn in Mississauga. I will attach a photo. It looks like…
removing grass at my backyard and put new sod
How to prepare the ground for new sod? First I want to cut and remove the grass with sod cutter. Please let me know the how to complete the job.
Thank you…
Grass
Hi, we live in a west facing home, the soil was predominantly clay but we have put layers of good soil on top but our grass does not survive. What should we do, this is our 4 th spring when…
Acidic soil perennials and other questions
Hello, I need recommendations for the following plants:
1. Flowering perennials to grow in acidic soil conditions. I already have hydrangeas.
2. Indoor airy focal plants for planters
3. Unique plants that would drape down in an indoor planter
4.…
Leaves from chemically treated lawns
I’ve been sheet mulching (cardboard then soil) a few flower beds for spring on/over parts of my front lawn. I want to further cover them with fallen leaves but I’m finding myself a bit low on leaves this year (we…
Did I kill my grass seed before it grew?
Hi,
About 2 weeks ago I put some fertilizer on my lawn. A couple days later I put some grass seed and raked it around. A day later (maybe 2 days later) I added soil to the grass seeds on…