St Augustine – Fertilizing

Lawn fertilizer is manufactured by many companies. Each manufacturer uses …

University of Georgia Soil Test Handbook

If you want to get behind the science of how …

Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

Among the showiest and most beautiful of ornamental …

Lawns – Diagnosing Dead Grass

I regularly drive by a church that has a nice …

Bamboo – Control

Technically, bamboo is a grass, but certainly not one you’d …

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

Rain in summer is appreciated but some folks receive unexpected …

Why I Weed By Hand

(written in 1993)

Those warm days around the first of …

Brown Patch – Diagnosing

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

Storing Pesticides and Tools

Walter’s Garden Joke of the Day: How are my garden …

Brown Patch Control – N.C. State trial plots

Control of brown patch in tall fescue with monthly fungicide …

John Travolta – Gardener??

“Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah….Stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive….”

The disco beat …

Lawn – Soil Preparation

There are three distinct aspects of turfgrass establishment. The first, …

Take-all Patch – Control with Manganese

Take-all patch has become a problem for St. Augustinegrass, zoysiagrass …

Secrets for Beginner Gardeners

Warm weather the last couple of weekends really brought out …

Lawn – Aeration

Anyone who has wielded a shovel in Atlanta knows that …

Shrub – Transplanting

Back in 2001, we threw a big party to celebrate …

Shrubs – No Flowers

I visited the proud parents of a new baby last …

Garden Phrases – Misunderstood

I was reading late at night recently when I came …

Disease Control – Fungicides

A friend of mine recently told me about his drugstore …

What to Do After the Easter 2007 Freeze

An extremely warm March in 2007 was followed by a …