Soil temperature plays a vital role in the ability of grass to absorb nutrients. Applying spring fertilizer too early, before the temperature of the ground reaches 80° allows much of the fertilizer to travel past the root zone without ever being absorbed and utilized by the grass. It’s like dumping three quarters of the bag of […]
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Some types of grass are more shade tolerant than others but all need a minimum amount of direct sunlight to be healthy. St. Augustine and Zoysia are the two most shade tolerant varieties of grass but they still need an average of 4-6 hours of direct sunlight to thrive. Newly planted sod needs even more […]
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Early spring is when lawns usually look their worst. They are slowly transitioning out of dormancy into the growing season. Over the winter the lawn has lost a lot of mass. It has shed a third of its root system and lost some of its density above ground over the winter. It takes several weeks […]
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I recently received this question from a customer who moved here from the Midwest last year. “Skip, In Indiana if I had a bald spot in my lawn I would scratch the area with a stiff tine rake in March or April, and sprinkle some grass seed, keep it watered and watch the grass grow. […]
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We have been in a dry weather pattern for several days now. Even with the cooler temperatures, low humidity and sunny days has created drought stress in some lawns as they come out of dormancy. Now would be a good time to start watering the lawn 2-3 times a week for 30-45 minutes per zone. […]
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Dollar weed is one of the most pervasive weeds around! It is a perennial plant that thrives all year long. It’s very adaptable to whatever conditions it grows in. If it is growing in the lawn, it thrives close to the ground. If it is growing in a shrub bed, it will grow high, up […]
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I recently spoke to a gentleman who was concerned about treating weeds in his lawn and making it generally healthier. The lawn was not in bad shape, I had seen far worse. As we walked across the lawn, most of it was nice and dense, in some areas it was almost too dense and needed […]
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If you’re wanting to control turf destroying insects, the only preventative treatment you can apply is for mole crickets in late May. All other turf pests must be treated if and when they become active in your lawn because any insecticides applied before hand will be washed away with rain or irrigation within days after […]
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You may have a tree like this in your yard and not even realize it’s good for food! Pindo palms are quite common along the Emerald Coast. Every summer they produce stalks loaded with fruit. This fruit, when ripe is orange and round, about the size of a cherry with a seed in the middle […]
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In the fall and spring when temperatures are in the 70s, brown patch fungus becomes active in lawns. St. Augustine lawn is especially vulnerable!Brown patch usually appears as a yellow and brown circle in the lawn that gradually grows bigger, although it can also be throughout the lawn without any kind of pattern.If discolored patch […]
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