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.

Kate asked:

My fiance and I recently moved into our first home. Our grass has finally begun to come up and we were wondering about some ideas on what to plant. We both have full time jobs and not alot of time to work in the garden. Any suggestions? (I really like my yard to be colorful). And if you do have suggestions, could you please give me a step-by-step run-down of how to plant and take care of them?

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 piece. Once in the morning and the second time in the evening. Please help.

Annie anne asked:

I live in a ground floor flat (appartment). I have a tiny back garden, with a very small lawn. I moved in about 4 years ago, when the flat was newly built, however there have been various buildings in this area for at least 200 years. When I moved in the lawn looked lovely, but over the first winter most of the grass died off. Since then, I have reseeded the worst patches, reseeded the whole lawn and laid new turf. I’ve also spent lots of time poking holes inthe lawn with a garden fork and filling these with sand to improve drainage, and have dug compost into the soil. Nothing seems to work, each time, all the grass has died. the plants growing in the garden (in the same soil) are doing well. Grass grows between the paving slabs next to the lawn. The neighbor’s lawns look fine. Lots of moss and clover grows on the lawn and there are loads of worms.
Any ideas? or shall I give up and put paving down?
I water it regularly during dry weather. Hosepipes are currently banned in this area but it’s so small it’s easy to do with a watering can.

LWIRE98 asked:

I am fixing to plant Zoysia grass for my lawn and my neighbor has St. Augustine. I believe Zoysia is more dense and will overtake his lawn. I need to know how to keep the two seperate(from growing over one another) while still being able to mow without obstruction. What I really want to avoid is his grass from invading my lawn. I think those metal boarders you can hammer into the ground would work, but how high to I need it to be above ground level to effectively keep the lawns seperated?

Inge asked:

I have an old tree in front of my home. I like to add a flower bed around the tree, but I am new to planting and gardening. Also, my lawn needs a lot of care. Last year my husband tilled part of our lawn and we replanted new grass, but our lawn looks very unhealty with a lot of try, burned like spots. What can I do to have a healthy lawn, and how do I go about creating my flower bed around the tree. I like to put a border around the tree like a small wall maybe. I want the flower bed be higher than the actual lawn. We have mostly clay dirt. Can you give me some advice and/or help. Thanks.

BS9999 asked:

Curious. I have read in some places that mowing a lawn can be good to prevent grassy weeds and in other places that by mowing it weakens the grass and so fertilizing can help keep the lawn well nourished because of injuries such as mowing. I am confused. From my logic, mowing the lawn can only be a bad thing for the lawn since i don’t think in nature it wants to be cut and have to be regrown and by being cut you are more exposed to the air to loose moisture from inside. I can understand that in a controlled way thatching can be a good thing (maintain mosture in the soil because of grass droppings due to mowing) but i dunno.

Can someone explain the benefits of mowing?