Your Palmetto St. Augustine is an excellent variety, very shade tolerant and deep green. Everybody who has Augustine grass should learn about chinch bugs. Eventually they will get to your St ...

weeds_gill_19.jpg. St. Augustine grass must be established vegetatively by using sod or plugs. (CHRIS GRANGER) QUESTION: Is there an issue with sowing St. Augustine grass seeds versus plugs or sod ...

Q: We would like to grow St. Augustine at our new Conroe home, but I don't want to buy numerous pallets due to cost. Is there seed for a similar grass? — W.H., Conroe A: St. Augustine is only ...

I let my St. Augustine grass in the backyard grow without cutting it this summer, hoping it would go to seed. It's a little thin and I thought it would help to have more of it growing.

Zoysia grass has about the same mowing frequency as St. Augustine and has similar or slightly reduced fertilizer requirements. It should be mowed at 2 inches (no higher, no lower) to avoid thatch ...

Question: Recently, I was told St. Augustine produces seeds. I thought it could not be grown from seed. Can I use seed to start a new lawn? Answer: It’s not uncommon to notice flower spikes i… ...

Q. I would like to plant St. Augustinegrass seed, but I can’t find the seed at local garden supply stores. Are they available? A. No, St. Augustinegrass seeds are not available. The reason why ...

Q: I have had St. Augustine grass for nine years and have replaced it four times. I was told about palmetto St. Augustine and its tolerance for cold and drought. What advice can you offer? Thank ...

CHARLESTON, S.C., June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Florida's first turfgrass release in over a decade, CitraBlue™ St. Augustine, is now available for purchase throughout Florida ...