What type of lawn should I plant if I have alot of shade?
Tall fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, bluegrass/fescue mixtures, and St. Augustinegrass are all good choices for shady lawns in North Carolina. Centipedegrass and and zoysiagrass can also be used but are not quite as shade-tolerant as the others. For more information, check out these on-line publications: Selecting and Managing Lawn Grasses for Shade Carolina Lawns Return to Home Horticulture: Frequently Asked Questions How do I control wild onions (garlic) in centipedegrass? Wild garlic, sometimes called wild onion, appears in winter as ugly green “tufts” of erect shoots standing several inches above your centipede. This weed is one tough cookie for centipede lawn owners. Shoots emerge from perennial bulblets that are impossible to eliminate by digging. The best product for wild garlic control is 2,4-D. Since this herbicide can harm centipedegrass, it can only be applied as a spot treatment and not over the entire lawn area. Apply one tablespoon of 1% 2,4-D solution per garlic clump. By th
