Weedkiller on St. Augustine

Kathy – posted 19 August 2003 12:33

Someone sprayed circles in my yard with weedkiller. I have planted some new squares and some plugs of grass. What is the best method of getting the grass to take.

Dchall_San_Antonio – posted 21 August 2003 00:34

Did you see them spray the circles or are you just assuming someone did it?

Perfect circles in turf are routinely caused by fungal disease. I’ve seen them ranging in size from 6 inches to 60 feet in diameter.

The cure for fungal disease in turf is ordinary corn meal applied at 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet. You can get corn meal at a feed store for about $6 for 50 pounds. Give it 3 weeks to show improvement, but it will improve.

Dchall_San_Antonio – posted 21 August 2003 00:35

One more thing, the new sod will be infected by the same fungus if you had fungus to begin with.

I guess I had two more things. Compost will help the grass to take hold.

Will-PCB – posted 21 August 2003 17:32

Did you physically see them spraying weedkiller? Did they leave any patterns other than circles?

You quite possibly could have a fungus as stated above.

If you have a complete mystery on your hands, pull up a small area of it and take it to your local County Extension office or nearby nursery. They should be of some help.

Kathy – posted 08 September 2003 13:43

I am sure it is not a fungus. This was done out of spite. I have planted some grass, but can’t possibly plant enough to cover. Is there something that will make the grass take faster, besides water. A fertilizer or something?

Lady20456 – posted 09 September 2003 14:05

What kind of mean person would spitefully harm beautiful grass? I can’t imagine only hope that help will soon reach his/her way….

Kathy – posted 09 September 2003 14:20

Yes, I do too. He’s my stalker. Only one of many things he has done. But, I have always been very proud of my yard and flowers, which he killed both. Now, I am starting over. Any suggestions?

redbird – posted 10 September 2003 12:49

I am assuming you have law enforcement involved in every event? (Hope so!) I work in law enforcement and this is my advice – get a restraining order, call out your local law enforcement agency and do a report on each event (even those that you cannot possibly prove he did) and report each one as a potential restraining order violation. Why? Because when everyone gets tired of dealing with complaints about the offender, when his name sticks in their minds (Oh, it’s HIM again), then you will be much more likely to get full support for action when he commits a verifiable offense. They get cocky, they screw up – when that happens, you want to make sure that everybody you are counting on to help you (police/courts) are in no mood to cut him any slack. If his first verifiable offense is the first time that they have heard of him, they will be more likely to respond with a warning (even though he may have been acting out, making your life a nightmare, for 6 – 12 months prior).

Good luck,Mike

Dchall_San_Antonio – posted 10 September 2003 22:47

So back to the original question, huh? Excellent, finished compost is the best thing to neutralize anything that was sprayed on it.

Kathy – posted 11 September 2003 07:36

So, where can I buy some compost? Local nursery?

certified-in-florida – posted 28 September 2003 12:44

That may neutralize the herbicide, but if the damage is already done, I would suggest that you fertilize it for now. Depending on where you live, it may be getting a bit late for fertilizing, so some common sense is needed. If you live further north, it may be best to wait till next year. In the south, I would fertilize it with a minimum of Nitrogen (the firt number on the bag).