After discovery of damage to Floratam St. Augustinegrass by SCMV (Sugarcane Mosaic Virus) there is renewed interest in the older cultivar Bitterblue St. Augustinegrass. Both cultivars have long been used in Florida lawns. Plant pathologists believe that Bitterblue and other…
Sod roots did not take
shammock12 – posted 05 April 2014 15:07 I laid St.Augustine sod last early December – well I had someone else do it. However, I have noticed that the roots never took to the soil. I believe it is a lost…
Effectiveness of Roundup on St Agustine
coullion – posted 10 August 2012 10:58 My lawncare company inadvertenly sprayed my lawn with Roundup instead of insecticide 2 weeks ago. The owner of the company assures me that if the runners are still there he can bring the…
St. Augustine cut too low!
Adra – posted 16 June 2012 07:55 My usually perfect lawn guy cut my beautiful St. Augustine too low yesterday and it looks awful! I haven’t seen it look this bad in years so it took me a while to…
Sooo, we had a drought…..
cocoinkaty – posted 01 April 2012 12:14 I lost my 3 acre yard to the parched/scorched earth drought that was 2011. Upon arrival at the house (navasota,TX) this week I found an entire yard of dandelions and bluebonnetts. ok with…
Yellowish orange St Augusine
ozk – posted 05 October 2011 10:47 I sprayed spectracide weed stop for lawns on my St Augustine grass two weeks ago. This past friday when i mowed the lawn the grass was coming up by the roots and now…
prep work for sod
jmtucker – posted 05 April 2003 20:51 we are about to put some St. Augustine sod down. Currently on the ground we have black dirt and builders fill dirt. Do we need to put some compost or a mixture of…
Mowing and weed Control
steven123 – posted 18 August 2004 16:05 If I am trying to control weeds(Clover, Bremuda, crab grass in particular) what is the best approach when it comes to mowing, bag or mulch, cut height, frequency etc.. What about cleaning the…