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| Buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides) for Brownsville, Texas lawn January 08, 2008 I inherited a house 2 miles from Boca Beach near Brownsville, Tx. Water has to be trucked in 30 miles from Brownsville so a conventional lawn is out of the question. Now the yard is only weeds. Alw... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides) and buffalo grass mixes October 05, 2007 I live in Austin, TX and have visited the Wildflower Center in the past and enjoyed the display of native grass mixes. Can you tell me about the variations of buffalograss mixes... which ones are most... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Low maintenance, water and height lawn September 10, 2007 We would like to replace our lawn that covers a large area of our front and back yard and is watered daily and twice a day in summertime with drought resistant plants. Mr. Smarty Plants, could you rec... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Replacement of lawn with native grasses in Maryland August 31, 2007 I live in west central Maryland within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. My soil is heavy clay and nutrient deficient. I have/am planting native flower beds and a vegetable garden in an effort to reduce... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Invasive non-native Bermuda grass in lawns July 30, 2007 Hello Mr. Smarty Pants. My yard here in southwest Austin is the only lawn with Bermuda Tif 419 grass. I am surrounded by neighbors with St. Augustine. I upgraded to this hybrid Bermuda for a number of... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Grassy "weed" invasion in Bermuda grass lawn July 09, 2007 Our grass is being totally overrun by this weed.(I don't know what the name is but I do know it's not the dandelion weed or the thin grassy weed). It is Bermuda grass and I really don't know how to... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Mixing of bluebonnets and buffalograss in a lawn April 22, 2007 I have moved into a house with a yard full of weeds. I would like to plant Buffalograss but understand Buffalograss is sparce and difficult to keep the weeds out. So, I was considering mixing it wit... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Calyptocarpus vialis, Horseherb, for shady, mowable lawn April 06, 2007 Graham, Texas, Heavily wooded. Too shady for St. Augustine grass. Need mowable ground cover near house. Have heard of something called horsewort, but not able to find anything about it. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Removal of chickweed from lawns April 06, 2007 How do I get Cerastium arvense L. - field chickweed out of my lawn? How can I kill them without hurting my grass? I don't have a clue as to how they got into my lawn, but my lawn is the only one on... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Buffalograss as lawn replacement in Austin, TX March 12, 2007 Mr. Smarty Plants, I have just moved into a house that has a yard full of weeds. I was planning on killing the existing ground cover and starting buffalo grass, when I came upon several articles on... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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