Lawn Care Tips & Advice
Practical, locally researched lawn care guides for St. Johns County homeowners, covering St. Augustine grass, weed control, fertilization, and seasonal timing. New guides are added regularly.
How to Water St. Augustine Grass in St. Johns County
Running your irrigation system on the same schedule every week, regardless of season, is one of the most common and damaging mistakes St. Augustine homeowners make in St. Johns County. UF/IFAS states this directly: not resetting the irrigation timer seasonally results in wasted water and poor plant health. Overwatering and underwatering cause different problems —…
St. Augustine Grass Lawn Disease Guide: Large Patch, Take-All Root Rot, and Gray Leaf Spot
Brown circles appearing on your Floratam lawn in October. A patch that yellows slowly through July’s rain. Spots you can see on individual grass blades up close. These three problems look related — but they are caused by different fungal diseases, they strike at different times of year, and the cultural fixes for each one…
St. Augustine Grass Pest Problems: Chinch Bugs, Sod Webworms & More
Something is wrong with your lawn. You can see it — a patch of yellow or brown turf that was not there last week. You run the sprinklers. You wait. Nothing improves. The patch gets bigger. This is one of the most common and frustrating problems St. Augustine homeowners deal with, and it is made…
St. Augustine Lawn Weed Calendar: When Dollar Weed, Crabgrass, and Nutsedge Actually Show Up
Walk any yard in World Golf Village in late October and you’ll see it. A lawn that looked clean all summer suddenly has pale green patches creeping in low spots and along the edges of flower beds. The homeowner didn’t do anything different. The weeds just showed up on schedule, because that’s exactly what they…
