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| Plants that will grow in clay in North Carolina March 14, 2008 I have a small fenced back yard, predominately hard red clay, that is a major focal point. I am designing my own garden/yard area (to cut cost) and have a list of plants that will grow in this soil w... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native grasses for Kansas City March 13, 2008 I live in a Johnson county suburb of Kansas City. I would like to have a section on my yard be native grasses. Can I drive the country roads and dig up clumps of the grasses I like? Will they grow?... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Hardy, inexpensive perennials for Mansfield, TX March 12, 2008 I am trying to fill two flowerbeds that are in full sun mostly and right next to the house. I want something that can live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and is pretty hardy. I also don't want to spe... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Assessment of Turffalo variety of buffalo grass (Bouteloua dachtyloides) March 05, 2008 Dear Mr.Smarty Plants, Now its March 2008, and your trial installation of Turfallo has had a year to prove itself; I'm interested to know your opinion of Turfallo Grass. There are such good e-c... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Trimming of native muhly grasses February 11, 2008 Do pine muhly, gulf muhly, and bull muhly need an "annual haircut"? I started wondering after reading that Lindheimer's muhly does not have to be cut back each year. I cut back all my non-muhly n... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides) for horse pastures February 04, 2008 Can Buffalo Grass be used for browse for horse pastures? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Trimming of native Muhlenbergia dumosa (Bamboo grass) January 27, 2008 Should Muhlenbergia dumosa (Bamboo grass) be cut down in a similar fashion to other perennial grasses that go dormant in the winter. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native grass for Splendora, Texas. January 25, 2008 We have a newly built house on a two acre lot in Splendora (zip code 77372). We would like to seed (the best choice) for grass. What about centipede or buffalo grass? The soil is a sand with clay 4... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native grasses palatable for horses and eliminating KR bluestem. January 11, 2008 Looking for native Texas grasses which are palatable for horses, to overseed in areas which are currently overrun with KR bluestem. What are the best grasses and best way to accomplish this? (SW Gi... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Post freeze care for Texas native grasses January 05, 2008 Can you tell me the best post-freeze care for Tx native grasses in my garden: lindheimer muhly, gulf muhly, inland sea oats. Mexican feather grass. Do I cut them back? Burn them? Leave them alone? T... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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