Houston Garden Help
Real Houston-area lawn, plant, pest, and landscape answers from Todd Farber, Texas A&M horticulturist, Expert Houston landscaper and owner of Garden Guy.
How Long to Water Your Lawn in a Houston Summer
Only running your sprinklers three minutes in this heat? That's almost always too short. Here are the exact settings Todd uses at our own house — plus the cycle-and-soak trick for Houston clay and the three signs your lawn is secretly thirsty.
Why Is My St. Augustine Turning Yellow This Summer? A Houston Diagnostic Guide
Yellow and tan patches spreading across your St. Augustine this summer in Houston ? Before you reach for fertilizer — which usually makes it worse — Garden Guy walks you through the five usual suspects: watering, chinch bugs, iron deficiency, gray leaf spot, and fertilizer burn, with the right fix for each.
Randy Lemmon's Lawn Schedule: A Tribute and Current Houston Guide
For 25 years, Randy Lemmon's GardenLine was Houston's Saturday morning lawn care ritual. We're honoring his legacy with a tribute to what he meant to Houston gardeners — plus a complete year-round lawn schedule covering fertilizer, pre-emergent, disease, and pests, built in his spirit for anyone who needs one this season.
Sod Webworms in Houston St. Augustine Lawns: How to Find, Treat, and Repair the Damage
Sod webworms can damage Houston St. Augustine lawns quickly, but they are often confused with brown patch, chinch bugs, drought stress, or mowing problems. Learn how to spot sod webworms, confirm the damage, choose treatment options, and repair the lawn afterward.
Houston Lawn Fertilizer Schedule & Pre-Emergent Guide
Every spring, Houston homeowners search for a lawn fertilizer schedule — and most end up following advice built around a calendar, not their lawn's actual needs. The Garden Guy Todd Farber's Texas Two-Step™ is different: it feeds your St. Augustine or Bermuda grass when it's ready, not when the calendar says so. Pre-emergent timing, clay soil tips, weed control, and a free diagnosis — all in one place.
St. Augustine Grass Seed Heads: What They Are, What They're Not, and How Your Lawn Actually Gets Thicker
Those little spiky stalks in your St. Augustine? They're seed heads — not weeds, not sedge, not crabgrass. Here's what they actually mean, why they won't reseed your lawn, and what really makes St. Augustine thicker.
💥 Houston Weeds Got You Beat? Here's How to Win the Battle for Your Lawn
If your St. Augustine lawn feels like it’s fighting back, you’re not alone. Learn how to tackle Houston’s most common lawn problems—doveweed, brown patch, and shade—with expert organic solutions from Garden Guy.