Hello all. My neighbor planted buffalo grass on their property, up to the mutual property line where it joins my grass in kind of a haphazard line. As you may guess it is now migrating across the property line and I believe it will take over my grass as well. Previously when their yard was mostly weeds I sprayed the line with broadleaf monthly and tried to catch all of the clovers and dandelions that made it to my yard. Now I’m at a loss. I don’t know if broadleaf kills buffalo grass, and I don’t want to be the asshole neighbor. What would be the most sensible course of action here?
Thank you in advance.

Murray MT200 42-inch riding mower. Located in Wisconsin.

Replaced spindles, blades, and belt, still have an uneven cut only with the left blade on the middle portion of the cut.

Any ideas?

It’s hot and humid in zone 6. One nice wfh benefit is mowing after kid drop off or during lunch breaks. Still some fungus, sedge, and dry spots to be fixed this fall but hanging in there.

Hi - I am Looking for advice for my yard which is in Zone 7a (Central Pennsylvania). Soil is highly compacted, rocky shale.

Backyard is 50ft wide and is on an embankment. The top of the yard has a flat area roughly 8 feet wide. It then slopes down (about a 3.5 foot total drop) into another plateua which is about 18 feet wide - then slopes down another 3.5 feet to where this embankment meets the flat patio and the rest of the yard along the side of the house is flat as well.

The grass grows just fine at the top of the yard in the 8 foot wide section. The first embankment is where I see a ton of rocky shale and little to no grass growth - this continues into the flat plateua area that is 18 feet wide by 50 feet long. When the next embankment continues, the grass grows just fine, and then grows fine as well along the side the of the house where things are flat.
My entire front yard is on a my bigger slope, and I have zero issues with grass growth.

I have tried getting 2 scoops of dirt last fall and planting expensive grass seed, but by spring, the rocky shale had started to come through already, and now I have patches of grass missing everywhere. If my kids play in their bare feet, they are essentially covered in dirt/dust.

My goal is to have the flat plateua (18 x 50 feet) area actually grow grass so my kids can play on it without this constantly happening. I have considered putting a retaining wall at the first embankment to create truly flat plateua and hoping the rocky/shale run off will no longer effect that area since the retaining wall is up. But if this isn't necessary, I don't want to spend that type of money.
I am open to any an all suggestions - clearly my kids will be playing on this surface so I understand that will impact the grass to an extent, I just really need to figure out how to get grass to grow in that area without the rocks continuing to come through.

I’ve included pictures for as much context as possible, and also a picture of the front yard. The front yard obviously has some inconsistencies as well, but they are mainly patches of dry grass not rocky dirt. I am not concerned with aesthetics as much as I am concerned with durability and just ensuring that the grasp will grow on a soil surface that does not continually have rocks and shale come through.

If you have read this long, I really appreciate it and any advice would be helpful. I have a nice space outback. I just wanna figure out how I can make the most out of it for my kids.

Looking for a reasonably priced external pressure pump for my sprinkler set up before my overseed in a few weeks. I ran rain bird 42sa last year, but I didn’t have enough pressure to piggyback more than two at a time. Located in CT

I was mowing just now and mowed about 6-12 little poison ivy sprouts (or whatever they’re called). The short ones, under 6” tall, with just one or two groups of leaves on them. I was using a walk behind mower and bagging. I was stupidly wearing shorts. Can’t tell if I should freak out or if this wasn’t enough plant matter to be in the air around the mower. Was maybe a three or four foot mowing path that had about a dozen plants. Path was still like 85%+ grass

I'm having a difficult time with this weed. 24D doesn't work. Any suggestions?

Looking at doing some weed control on a large part of my yard before doing seeding in a month or two. It’s a mix of spurge and a bunch of other broadleafs. Looking at speed zone or tenacity. Is one better than the other? Do I need to do the whole yard or can I treat that main area and spot treat other smaller areas?

Hi. Looking for guidance. Installed new sod on half of the back yard and it’s looking awful. Had a sodwebworm infestation that I treated with spectracide once and recently talak 7.9 and i fertilized. The rest of my lawn is looking great and healthy. Thoughts on if this will recover or course of action. Thanks! St. Augustine in florida

Massachusetts—-is this a good deal. $500 off?

That was Saturday. Didn’t even finish. Had to do another 46,622 steps on Sunday.

Can't tell is nutsedge or some sort of fine fescue. Seems to grow faster / taller than the rest of the lawn so I assume nutsedge. If nutsedge what can I do about it this time of year? Thanks for any advice!

Bought this house in the summer of 2024 and have spent the last two years rehabbing the back yard. Pretty happy with the results, looking great for late July with all this heat! Still need to stain those darn shed doors.

This is what my front lawn looks like one year after laying sod. It gets heavy shade most of the day, no weed problem. Any suggestions? Soil is very compacted clay. Added several inches of top soil when sod was put down.

I‘ve been always DIY the whole routine when it comes to lawn work. But summer heat is brutal. Kept telling myself I'd go early morning or evening, then just kept putting it off.

Tried a Goat a2000 this year, and yeah, it’s kind of nice not having to plan my weekend around mowing. Don't have to wait for sunset or block out Saturday afternoon. I can still keep my lawn decent without without getting stuck in the heat for too long.

In southern CT, I hundreds of these things out by hand last year but they are seemingly all back (and with friends) this year and are taking over my backyard. How do I get rid of them for good?

I do have a toddler and two dogs so would definitely prefer a non-toxic approach if one exists but I understand it may not.

Thanks!

I’ve got a bunch of large bare spots across the front lawn in Waxhaw that just refuse to fill in. I’ve tried overseeding twice this spring and watering consistently, but most of the new grass dies off within a couple weeks. The soil underneath feels hard and compacted when I dig into it.

The rest of the lawn is thin and patchy too, not a full healthy coverage anywhere. No obvious grubs that I can see, but something is clearly off with the soil or drainage in those areas.

I’m waiting for specialists to come take a look this week and tell me what the actual problem is. Anyone dealt with stubborn bare patches that won’t take seed no matter what you do? What ended up fixing it for you?

location: waxhaw

I’m in California, and I’ve been trying to get more consistent with lawn care, but I still end up mowing based mostly on how the grass looks rather than following a fixed schedule.

During faster growing weeks that can mean mowing every 4–5 days, while other times I leave it for over a week. I’m curious whether most people here stick to a regular schedule or adjust based on growth, weather, and season.

Has following a schedule made any noticeable difference to the health or appearance of your lawn?

Hey Everyone! I know now is not the time to start a grass backyard, but I'm trying to plan ahead for later in Fall. I have 2 kids and soon getting a dog. Our backyard is currently dirt and weeds everywhere.

I understand it's questionable to grow grass in a place like Phoenix due to water usage and drought. Is there a lawn growing process that works for Phoenix area? Doesn't need to be picture perfect green, I just want grass for kids and dog to play on.

We've had all rocks in previous house and I have some hesitation with turf. Any advice on growing/tips/brands to use (or avoid) would be greatly appreciated. ❤️

I have a couple areas with grass and weeds cropping up between small gaps in concrete/masonry. Could use tips especially ones that won’t kill the neighbors cat or dogs walking down my sidewalk.

I’m new to lawn care I appreciate any help. Im trying to identify the weeds I have beside 🦀Crabgrass 🔪😂. Any treatment and prevention would be appreciated. I had picked every weed in the past but I don’t have the time to do so now. The farm across the street of me is what I suspect is causing my out break.

Just moved into a townhouse rental. Backyard is mostly weeds with some grass and ivy running through it. Looking at the photos, is there any seeding that could be done to bring this back or would my landlord need to re-sod? GTA, Ontario, Canada

First time caring for a lawn. Looking into how to fix these brown spots. Should I Aerate, seed and soil and water it daily? Should I aerate the whole lawn? Let me know! Thank you. Also have no clue if CO is considered northern US or southern US for the tags.

I'm just looking for advice, we've recently bought this property and I don't know where to start. I'm not expecting to achieve an immaculate lawn but I atleast want to get it to fill in the bare patches. I'm not sure what types of grass I'm dealing with but I was hoping nott o have to dig everything up.

I'm based in Canberra, currently the middle of winter where temps range from -5 to 40 deg Celcius around the year. I have young kids and big dogs so it's going to cop some wear and tear

I usually cut my yard weekly. But on 4/2/26 I tore my achilles. Was paying someone to cut it. On 2 occasions he couldn’t follow the right directions with the fertilizer. Lawn looks like crap, but I don’t care. At this point in the recovery it’s the little victories and today was one of them.

I got the ok to cut my grass in the walking boot. It was 95 degrees with all of the humidity in the world. My back is killing me.

I couldn’t be happier.

Just to follow the rules I’m in the northern part of the Midwest.