Posts by A. Bashar

Most brown lawns after drought are dormant, not dead. Use the tug and crown tests, water 1/4-1/2 inch every 2-3 weeks to keep crowns alive, then recover.

Laying turf over grass usually fails: no soil contact, seams dry out, old grass grows through. What sod needs, the minimum shortcut, and the proper method.

Bag before seed set, solarize 3+ weeks, never compost rhizomes or dump pond plants. Methods table plus knotweed, garlic mustard, kudzu and hogweed rules.

Move sod pieces and plugs of bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine or centipede: lift depth, plug spacing and fill-in times, a 3-week watering schedule and mistakes.

Mow at 3–4 in on the seed-head cycle, feed 1–2 lb N a year, use iron for yellowing, overseed scarified bahia at 5–10 lb/1,000 sq ft, check for mole crickets.

Scarify the seed, sow at 18-24°C (64-75°F), give bright light and moist but free-draining soil, and deadhead so sensitive plant never escapes.