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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SHOULD YOU OVER-SEED YOUR LAWN IN WINTER? Rye grass is a cool season grass that can be seeded over the top of the permanent, warm season lawn. When temperatures cool down and the warm season grass stops growing and goes dormant, over-seeding creates a green lawn year-round. The benefit to over seeding with rye grass is that […]
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Temperatures in Northwest Florida can occasionally reach the low 20s or even lower. If water is left in the irrigation pump and it freezes, the pump can be severely damaged. Draining the pump in the fall to protect it from freeze damage is a fairly simple operation. Standard lawn pumps have a 2 inch pipe […]
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Along the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast there are three major insect pests that account for most of the damage to turf grass. They are mole crickets, chinch bugs and sod web worms. Here is a basic guide to recognizing these pests in your lawn. Mole crickets: Mole crickets are somewhat similar in size and shape […]
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There are many types of diseases that can affect turf grass. Some of these can only be identified by sending a plant tissue sample to a pathology lab. However, there is one common disease of turf grass that displays some very tell tale signs. The turf disease commonly known as “brown patch” is caused by […]
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Irrigation is the foundation of a healthy turf. Too little water and the grass will be thin and unhealthy, too much water and the root system remains shallow and grass becomes susceptible to disease. So what is the best way to water the lawn? The best rule of thumb is this: water as needed, as […]
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Drought stress is one of the leading causes of of turf decline. It is therefore important to be able to recognize the symptoms of drought stress when it occurs. One common mistake many people make is to assume that drought stress could not be an issue if the irrigation system is coming on regularly. The […]
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