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.

Weeds in a dormant St. Augustine lawn are more noticeable, and lately, many gardeners have asked for weed identification. This is necessary before using a herbicide. Always read labels carefully ...

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 ...

A broad weed control such as Roundup or Nature’s Avenger will kill torpedo grass after a couple of treatments but will also kill your St. Augustine grass. For information, go online to plants ...

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.

QUESTION: I live on the North Shore and have St. Augustine grass. I want to dethatch, aerate, weed and feed and add river sand to raise the low spots. In what order should I try to do these things ...

Once weeds have germinated and are actively growing they must be controlled with post-emergence herbicides. Atrizine can be used in St Augustine grass to control most broadleaf and annual grass weeds.

For many springtime weeds, seed germination begins when temperatures are consistently between 55 and 60 degrees for about a week. St. Augustine grass will resume growth once temperatures are ...

Believe it or not, I was excited about the freezing weather we had this past week. Because we weren’t expecting a severe freeze, I knew most of my plants would only experience minor damage.

Zoysia grass has about the same mowing frequency as St. Augustine and has similar or slightly reduced fertilizer requirements. It should be mowed at 2 inches (no higher, no lower) to avoid thatch ...