Columnist Neil Sperry offers a landscape plan that promise a lawn filled with new grass by next summer.
Q: We have just bought a house that is going to need some repairs. The lawn is among them. It is Bermuda grass, but we’d like to switch it to St. Augustine . Our budget is tight. If we use plugs, how far apart can they be planted and how long will it take for them to cover? When should we do that? A: Distance and time work in inverse order. I would recommend using plugs that are somewhere around 5 inches square and spacing them checkerboard-style about 16 inches apart.
Is now a good time to fertilize plants? Q: I have several large Boston fern pots. I’d like to start several more for my greenhouse, specifically hanging baskets. Can I raise them from the spores I see forming on their leaves? A: Assuredly, you could. That is, after all, the way nature does it on her own. However, it would be immensely easier and a lot faster if you were just to take one of your pots, water it thoroughly and divide it into many tennis-ball-sized clumps.
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