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Does cutting a lawn treated with pesticides and fertilizes release chemicals into the air?

December 22nd, 2008

Drake asked: After it’s rained several times, is it OK to cut the lawn after pesticide and fertilizer treatment? Does this cause any chemicals or toxins from the aforementioned to get up into the air? If it does, could they get into surrounding households? Is anyone cutting the lawn at risk?
Louis, take your erroneous suppositions [...]

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How can I elimate brown spots on my lawn?

December 22nd, 2008

Leisa asked: I’ve planted grass seed on my front lawn over 2 months ago and now there are areas of the lawn that have brown spots. Do I use more fertilizer on my lawn to elimate these brown areas? I water my lawn twice a day (live in hot New Mexico) at 15 minutes a [...]

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How can I prevent the grass in my lawn from growing too fast?

December 22nd, 2008

antony asked: Most of my neighbors take care of their lawns. They mow, fertilize and irrigate. I **** to mow my lawn every week. The grass in my lawn has been there for many years. I don’t cultivate, nor fertilize, nor irrigate, nor killing unwanted weeds.
But the grass grow very fast [...]

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How can I make my lawn look vibrant?

December 20th, 2008

?Proud Air Force Wife and Mommy? asked: My front lawn has good potential, but it’s been badly taken care of the last couple years. Most of the grass is dry and brittle and there’s yellow patches all over the place. What can I do to acheive the pretty green lawn that you see in magazines?Powered [...]

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How do I mow my lawn to have that checkerboard look?

December 20th, 2008

JoeyJordison12929043 asked: I’m tired of mowing my lawn either up and down or diagnal. Its time for it to have a better look. I’ve seen many yards that have that checkerboard mow in my neighborhood and it looks soo cool. How can i get my lawn to look like that?Powered by Yahoo Answers

How do we convert lawn to vegetable garden?

December 19th, 2008

Skeptic asked: We have a section of lawn that we will convert to a herb and vegetable garden. It has grass and weeds. Can we simply rototill the ground, enrich the earth with organic fertilizer and compost? Is it better to remove the sod first?Powered by Yahoo Answers

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My lawn is all weeds and hardly any grass. Can someone suggest the best way to get a healthy lawn?

December 19th, 2008

ladywildfireok asked: Our lawn is mostly clover and crabgrass. What steps do we take to get a healthy lawn with grass and no weeds? Thank you in advance!
We live in Oklahoma.Powered by Yahoo Answers

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Suggestions for replacing the lawn around my fruit trees with California native species?

December 18th, 2008

Amy L asked: I’m working on creating a palette of native species compatible with persimmon, peach, and cherimoya trees. There’s an arroyo willow in the lawn area already, too. Suggestions?
Southern California, about a mile from the coast as the crow flies.Powered by Yahoo Answers

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how do you fix a lawn that has been damaged by evergreen trees?

December 12th, 2008

matt b asked: I recently bought a house with many mature pine trees of several varieties (spruce and ceder mostly). However the lawn under the trees is non-existent, not just dead, totally gone. The lawn is fine in the rest of the space, just dead under the evergreens. what should I do [...]

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What would happen if you a dicot lawn and tried to mow it?

December 8th, 2008

isaiah`s mommy asked: Grasses (monocots) from their primary meristem near the ground surface rather than at the tips of branches the way dicots do. How does this feature allow you to grow a lawn and mow it every week in the summer? What would happen if you a dicot lawn and tried to mow it? [...]

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