FAQ's
The Yard Doctor has compiled a list of common yard care questions and answers. Don't see your question listed below? Submit a new question!
Yard Smarts Question of the Week:
How do I get rid of moss in my lawn?
Moss is a primitive plant with a soft, velvety texture, which can grow quite thickly over soil surfaces, even choking out grass. The best way to control moss is to take away what it needs - shade and moisture – and create better growing conditions for your lawn to thrive. If possible, trim back some branches on nearby trees to let more light reach the soil surface. Follow good lawn management practices, including mowing, watering and fertilizing correctly. This will promote a strong lawn that can squeeze out intruding plants such as moss. You can apply moss control products (available at your home and garden center) that contain lime, iron or copper, which will alter the soil pH in the mossy area, creating a soil environment damaging to moss. Like any unwelcome plant, it’s best to go after it when it is most actively growing. In the case of moss, wait until next spring.
Other FAQ's
- Why won’t my mower start on the first pull?
- How do I kill monkey grass?
- When are we going to have a grass that we won’t have to mow?
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- Do grub worms eat grass roots? How do I get rid of grubs? Charlotte, WI
- How do I remove seedlings that pop up in my yard from a tree that I removed? Vickie, WA
- How often should I change the oil in my lawn mower?
- What’s better – laying sod or seeding a new lawn?
- How do I know if it’s time to sharpen my mower blade?
- What is the best way to reseed hillsides? Caroline, PA
- Can I plant flowers in the pots of soil I used last year? Delbert, OH
- When is a good time to dethatch my lawn?
- How do I know if I have grubs in my lawn?
- How do I kill creeping Charlie?
- How can I manage my landscape to stand up to deer that enter my yard?
- Can road salt damage my lawn and plants?
- How do I kill wild violets that are growing in my lawn?
- Is three years old fertilizer still good?
- How do I know if I need to dethatch my lawn?
- How do I know if I have chinch bugs in my lawn?
- How do I correct bare spots in my lawn?
- How do I mow and trim around exposed tree roots in my yard?
- What happens if I over-fertilize my lawn?
- How do I get rid of weeds in my yard?
- How do I eliminate moles?
- How do I get rid of nutgrass?
