Agapanthus – Blister Beetle

Q: I live in Levy County, Florida, near Gainesville.

We …

Finding Walter’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) Articles Online

Q: How can I find your gardening questions and answers …

Echeveria – Identification

Q: Can you identify this plant? The base (the rosette …

Reveille bluegrass – Not Recommended

When a radio listener asked me about a new bluegrass …

Lawn – Choices Before You Plant

I was once asked by a writer for Publisher’s Weekly …

Lawn – Basic Maintenance

The sweet young couple seated in front of me at …

Lawn – Beer for Fertilizer

One of the most ill-informed decisions of my life was …

Lawn – Fall Chores

For the first several months of new fatherhood I frequently …

Timing Spring Pre-emergent Herbicide Application on Lawn

Bob K. wrote me recently to ask about controlling crabgrass. …

Bluegrass – Thermal Blue variety

New varieties of turfgrass come along every year, promising that …

Lawns – Diagnosing Dead Grass

I regularly drive by a church that has a nice …

Mushrooms in Lawn – Fairy Ring – Dark Green Rings in Lawn

Rain in summer is appreciated but some folks receive unexpected …

Brown Patch – Diagnosing

You have brown patches of dead grass in your lawn. …

Chamberbitter (Mimosa Weed) – Identification and Control

Chamberbitter ( mimosa weed, niuri, Phyllanthus urinaria) is a …

Violet Control in Lawns

Violets are tough to control in a lawn. They grow …

Thermal Blue – Installation Photos

It’s not often that we get to see the process …

Bermudagrass – How is it Spelled

I have long fought editors of my books and newspaper …

Soil Temperatures – When to Apply Pre-emergent in Spring

Summer weeds, like crabgrass, must have several consecutive days of …

Brown Patch Control – N.C. State trial plots

Control of brown patch in tall fescue with monthly fungicide …

Importance of Soil Temps

The following is a partial list of soil temperatures (°F) …