South Florida lawn care for St. Augustine grass means proper mowing and no over-watering Over-mowing St. Augustine grass can scalp your lawn and leave it vulnerable to weeds, pests and fungus.

We used Spectracide Weed Stop For Lawns on our St. Augustine grass and found it to be effective in controlling a wide range of tough weeds, including dollarweed, sandspur, and Florida betony.

Over-mowing St. Augustine grass can scalp your lawn and leave it vulnerable to weeds, pests and fungus. South Florida lawn care for St. Augustine grass means proper mowing and no over-watering ...

Weed resistance: Sodded St. Augustine instantly chokes out any weeds, ... Unless you live in the subtropical regions of Florida and California, St. Augustine grass will turn brown in winter.

Lethal viral necrosis is killing Florida's St. Augustine grass and there's no fix. Kimberly Miller. Palm Beach Post. It’s been a decade since a virus began a killing spree in Boynton Beach, ...

As a boy, I remember our St. Augustine grass lawn. I fondly remember winter annual weeds in that lawn. Many of these so-called “weeds” are native wildflowers — and a number of pollinators ...

For instance, St. Augustine should be mowed at 3.5 – 4 inches while Zoysia should be cut to 2-2.5 inches. Scalping your turf ...

DEAR NEIL: You recently discussed cleavers (Velcro weed). I’ve had good luck pulling it when it’s young, and don’t like using weedkillers since it so often grows among wildflowers. Thoughts?

Sperry: Here's how to destroy dichondra weed, St. Augustine issues difficult to diagnose. By Neil Sperry, ... Please think back to how the grass looked in late August and September.

Tall grass becomes sparse and weeds move in. What they have written sounds logical, ... St. Augustine grass mowed at 2 1/2 inches stays dense and free of weeds. Facebook; Twitter; ...