The Type of Grass You Can Grow Best in a Southern Garden

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When you think of grass you do not usually really think of more than one variety. However, there are quite a few different types and each look different as well as having their own special requirements. If you want to grow different types of grass you need to know as much as possible about the types that grow best in the area in which you live.

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Your Lawn Needs The Right Kind of Grass

It doesn’t matter how attractive your flowerbeds, vegetable garden, trees and statuary are. If the green grass between these items isn’t green, if there are dead spots, then your whole landscape will be affected.

So you must select your lawn grass carefully. Items you must consider are your climate, how you intend to use the lawn, the amount of time and money you want Read the rest of this entry »

Planting Dahlia’s – Watch Out For Late Frost

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Plant dahlia roots about a week before danger of late frosts is past. Make sure the tubers contain eyes or buds at the top of each division. Plant roots horizontally about six inches deep. If plants are used started from cuttings they should not be set out until all danger of late frosts is past. Set potted green plants about three inches deep, removing lower Read the rest of this entry »

Tips For Identifying Seeds

You should be able to identify good natural and hybrid varieties of seeds. They are now available in dedicated stores around the world. The best part of shopping for them today is that you can indulge in your passion for the garden 24×7! The original and hybrid varieties are easily available and commonly sown in early spring (month of March).

There are special boxes Read the rest of this entry »

Buffalo Turfgrass Applications

Buffalo grass is a perennial grass with origins in the Great Plains as far north as Montana. The reason for the name is that the grass provided nourishment and supported the great herds of buffalo that roamed and ate it along the Great Plains. The grass was also used as sod by early settlers when they built their houses. It is a grass capable of surviving extreme Read the rest of this entry »

Six Steps to Planting and Watering a New Lawn Started From Seed

Have you ever planted a new lawn only to be disappointed in how it grew in? What went wrong? Watering a new lawn is completely different from how an existing lawn is watered. In fact, proper irrigation becomes one of the most important elements after the seeding is complete.

Here’s why. Grass seed must have sustained moisture to germinate. Germination times vary with Read the rest of this entry »

What is that lawn seed advertised on tv that can allegedly grow on a cinder block?

What is that lawn seed advertised on tv that can allegedly grow on a cinder block?

my gma wants to spruce up her yard, but she cant move too much, and i think this product would help a bit

How can you grow grass on sandy soil and is it possible to grow my own grass in these conditions?

How can you grow grass on sandy soil and is it possible to grow my own grass in these conditions?

I Live in S. Florida and I need to grow grass for the home owners assoc. I would like to grow the grass myself and not purchase sod. Is it possible. Thanks

What kind of grass would grow?

What kind of grass would grow?

…in these conditions?
We live in southern California where the climate is 'Mediterranean style, not too hot or too cold and not a whole lot of rain. We have trees that shade the whole yard and the varieties of grass we have tried just won't grow.
One I know of that is hearty is Bermuda and I am very reluctant because the root Read the rest of this entry »

Tips For Identifying Seeds

You should be able to identify good natural and hybrid varieties of seeds. They are now available in dedicated stores around the world. The best part of shopping for them today is that you can indulge in your passion for the garden 24×7! The original and hybrid varieties are easily available and commonly sown in early spring (month of March).

There are special boxes Read the rest of this entry »