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Best Practices To Care for a St. Augustine Sod

St. Augustine Sod St. Augustine sod is a Florida favorite often known as “carpet grass.” It creates a coarse texture with thick grass blades that grow into a round shape at the top.  You may decide to choose St. Augustine grass for your yard due to its combined heat tolerance and shade tolerance. It’s important to identify best care practices so that your sod can thrive all year long. Choosing the Right Type of St. Augustine Lawn St. Augustine is available in five main varieties. Work with your local sod farm to make sure you select the best type for your property:

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When Should I Mow My New Sod?

Mow When Should I Mow My New Sod? If you recently gave your Florida yard a spruce-up with new sod, you may be wondering how to best care for it as your new sod flourishes and grows. In particular, you’re probably wondering when and how you should start to mow. Here is some critical information you need to make sure your new sod receives the proper care. Don’t Cut Until the Grass Is Rooted Well Your new sod needs this period to start thriving. During this time, make sure you stay off your lawn entirely. The most important priority during this period is watering. 

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How to Take Advantage of Cooler Temps to Protect Your Lawn from Weeds

Cooler temps mean that your lawn goes to sleep, just like so many other things in the wintertime. But unfortunately even though your grass is going dormant, other plants thrive on cold temperatures and will take over your lawn if you’re not careful. The bottom line is that while your grass is dormant and doesn’t need as much care, you still have to keep a watchful eye, take action as soon as the need arises, and keep up with some basic maintenance to keep your lawn healthy even though it’s not in its growing season.

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The Most Common Insects and Diseases That Kill Lawns

There are a lot of different weeds, insects, and diseases that can kill your Florida lawn. You might think you only have to worry about such things in the hot, humid, rainy season, but the fact of the matter is that the colder months between November and February can be just as detrimental to the future health of your lawn. Also, some insects or diseases are easiest fought in the winter. Insects that make turf weak and susceptible to weeds are numerous, but there are two primary insects that cause a problem in these cooler months. The first is the mole cricket. This insect doesn’t look like much, but it can eat away at your grass very quickly. They are actually most active in the cooler months, so that’s when you’ll need to prepare to battle them.

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Why Weed Killer Doesn’t Solve the Problem of Weeds

Do you find yourself buying the same bottle of herbicide every season to combat the weeds in your lawn? There is a reason that you have to treat for weeds every year, even though the herbicide promises to kill them. How do they keep coming back, and how can you stop relying on chemicals to keep your lawn under control? Here’s what you need to know. How weed killer works You can’t buy one weed killer for all unwanted plants in your lawn and expect it to work without killing your lawn. If you used one weed killer over your entire yard, it won’t be long before you’ll be calling us for new sod. Grass can also be killed off by herbicide weed killer when it is not formulated for a specific weed. There are formulas for every weed you could want to eliminate from your lawn, so there is no need to improvise. The weed killer penetrates leaves to go to the root and growth areas so that it dies and cannot regrow.

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Deter Weeds in Your Lawn by Avoiding These 3 Causes of Weak Turf

The cooler weather doesn’t mean that you can relax when it comes to protecting your lawn from weeds, pests, or diseases. Although sod disease is much less common in the cooler months, pets and weeds can continue to be a problem. However, even these have a dormant period that gives you the perfect opportunity to eliminate weeds for good. The most important thing you can do to deter weeds in your lawn is to keep your turf strong. Your grass sod can become weak for several reasons, but the most common are completely avoidable. Work to do better with the below maintenance points, and you will see a dramatic difference in your lawn.

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