Soil Issues/Experts

Recent Answers

2009-11-05 sow grass:

Hi Gary, Unless we get an unusually early cold spell, I consider the absolute last date to plant fescue in east TN to be Nov 1, middle TN Nov. 10th and west TN Nov 25th, but the earlier the better. The

2009-11-04 Mushrooms in a soil:

Hi Larissa, They are stinkhorn mushrooms. They're not harming anything. The grow where there is decomposing organic matter (usually mulch) and indicate a healthy soil. Most of it is underground. The

2009-11-01 Shredded leaves:

Hi Dan, Use them in the garden. There may be some slight change in pH, but you should be monitoring you pH and adjusting it anyway. Leaves and compost are great additions to any soil, but there is not

2009-10-30 drainage behind a new retaining wall:

Hi Vince, Re-grading may indeed solve your problem if the gravel hasn't filled up with soil. You did not say, but usually we use landscape fabric between the soil and the rock to keep out the dirt. Water

2009-10-13 White & Green mold under surface of outdoor soil:

Hi Nissa, When building flower beds, you do not want to remove or replace soil or add a different textured soil on top of your existing soil. You should amend the existing soil by blending not more than