My St. Augustine?

Robin L – posted 18 June 2001 07:01

Hi All. Please help if you can with my question:I just moved into a house with a St. Aug lawn. How can I tell what variety the grass is? I need to know because many chemicals seem to say “Do not use on Floratam” variety of St. Aug! I live in South FL. Thanks.

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wdrake – posted 26 June 2001 07:36

Not sure you can tell by looking.There are three (three that I know of)semi-dwarf cultivars: Delmar, Jade, and Seville. You might get a clue by letting grass go un-mowed for a couple of weeks and see if it stops at 3 or 4 inches.

Best bet is to contact County Extension agent or Master Gardner in your area and seek advice. I’ll help you find both if you’ll give me your State and County.

Bill DrakeNiceville FL

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