Choosing new turf for your garden in Tampa? From climate compatibility to soil type, find out everything you need to make the ...

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St. Augustine grass is a slow-growing variety type of grass that has wide, coarse leaves with slightly rounded tips. It’s extremely resilient and heat resistant, making it popular throughout the ...

William Afton, St. Tammany Parish extension agent, helps Naiya Petty, 6, cuts beans at Marigny Elementary School in Mandeville on Nov. 13. Students harvested and ate veggies with Master Gardeners.

The latter is the dominant grass, and if you plant pieces of St. Augustine checkerboard-style on 15-inch centers it will grow to cover (assuming full sun) within the first season.

Types Of Grass And Their Planting Seasons Lawn species belong to two main groups based on their active growth phases: cool-season grasses and warm-season grasses. In Southern landscapes, warm-season ...

For the South and Southwest regions, Koch recommends drought-tolerant, warm-season grass species like Bermuda grass, Bahia grass, Buffalo grass, and St. Augustine grass.

St. Augustine grass usually contains more nitrogen than phosphorus and potassium. A typical turf fertilizer formulation, for example, has an NPK ratio of 15-1-5.

It’s worth noting that St. Augustine grass does not typically produce seeds that you can germinate. If you want to reseed a lawn with St, Augustine grass, you’ll need to lay sod or use plugs.

Q: We had St. Augustine for 27 years but had it replaced with Bermuda sod two months ago. They treated for grubs before laying the new grass, but now we see these brown spots.