Chinch bugs have gotten really bad in the last week. You will notice Your St Augustine going yellow and thin and then brown. This will happen very quickly in a matter of a couple days. The pesticides at home depot are weak. Chinch bugs hide down in the thatch and are hard to kill. Maybe call a pro spray company if you want to save your lawn. Resodding is expensive.

There are a million reasons I cannot have a nice St Augustine lawn even though my customers do. I am a landscaper, I have been doing lawns in FL for 35 years. For me the folly of trying to grow St Augustine is pitiful. So much money for a non-food crop. The biggest reason I cannot grow St Auggy at MY house in St Petersburg, Florida is nematodes. I have them in my soil and they ruin the roots. I spent 1000’s to resod in November 07. It is now 7/10 and the lawn is almost dead, it is in massive decline. It has the perfect mix of sun and shade. I feed it, I treat it for pests regularly and it still dies from nematodes. Today I took harsh measures I introduced a weed on purpose into my lawn. That weed is Cynodon dactylon. I call it false bermuda. It looks like bermuda but it is a “weed” not the cultivated Bermuda grass you see on golf courses here in Florida. I dug it out of a field and introduced it into my lawn. I have already removed 50% of my lawn for xeriscape. I have kids! I need grass. Dirt and mud will not do. So I am actively cultivating this weed to take over my St Augustine lawn. To my knowledge the only problem with Cynodon dactylon is it will die/burn from a frost. It can also be affected by mole crickets but it is not bothered by those hard to kill chinch bugs or fungus or nematodes. I will let you know about the progress. I have officially given up on St Augustine for my own lawn.

Rainiest week ever. The sun did not shine for over 6 days. It has been cloudy and rainy and cool every day. Great break from the heat. We received over 6″ of rain during this week period. As of 7/8 the sun is out and there is no rain but it si not that hot yet. Dew point is 65 and humidity 45%! Its 92 out but it does not feel too hot!

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2 inches of rain fell during afternoon storms. east flow and nice WX. Alex passing to the south.

5 inches of rain fell in beautiful storms. It rained for almost 24 hours. we have not seen the sun in 5 days. wonderful break from the heat 73 out! unheard of…

Fox local report water restrictions are over!

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.30 of rain fell in a gnarly looking t-storm here in st pete. lots of bark with not much bite on this one. still good to get the rain. it ha been dry for 5 days. 93/80 on the temps very hot. gulf water is 89.