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 [...]
We put in a new lawn for a young family with a toddler this week. They do not have access to reclaimed water or a well so we hooked up a basic sprinkler system that could be connected with a garden hose. This would save the new dad having to drag a sprinkler around the [...]
The following is a response to one of our clients questions in the above title to this our latest post: Here are some things I copied form the UF website while doing research on nematodes. Evidently there is no real pesticide to control soil nematodes far beneath the surface and the best thing to [...]
This winter has been hard on everyone. From the nurseries to the landscapers and everyone’s poor plants we are just waiting for the warmer weather to begin again. As landscapers we pay close attention to the weather. We have been watching the extended forecast on accuweather.com. They new have a monthly calendar that shows the [...]
At our horticultural classes at the extension service we are taught to use IPM practices for our landscape management. One of the thoughts that comes crystal clear in the study of Integrated Pest Management is that we should not apply fertilizers or pesticides unless it is very necessary and they have a chance to function [...]
Now that frost and freeze have hurt many lawns nature is sending in her filler as a rainy, cool winter continues. Many weeds were killed by the frost. That’s why the lawns are so brown. I was amazed at how much better frost works for killing unwanted weeds in the lawn compared to expensive selective [...]
Brown Patch fungus can be found anywhere in St. Augustine grass. But, we have observed it mostly in poorly drained, hard-packed soils in shady areas that do not receive sun during the winter. The best course of action is to cut back water to the area, leave off from fertilizing the affected grass and treat [...]
We started a re sod job today. My guys work so hard. We found a lot of grubs while removing the old, dead grass by hand. The guys use an alzadón which is Spanish for a hoe, works great for removing the old dead St. Augustine grass. Grubs are not so bad until they increase [...]