Post Emergent Herbicides for St. Augustine Grass: What’s Safe and What to Avoid
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. St. Augustine grass is one of the most popular warm-season turf choices across the South. But when it comes to post emergent […]
How to Identify Type of Grass in Your Warm Season Lawn
Learning how to identify type of grass in your lawn takes about 10 minutes and a pair of sharp eyes. If you’re in the South or a transitional climate, you’re almost certainly dealing with one of four warm-season grass types: bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine, or centipede. This guide walks you through a repeatable visual process […]
How to Tell If Your Warm Season Lawn Has Grubs — and What to Do About It
Identifying grubs in a warm season lawn starts with ruling out drought and other look-alikes before you spend anything on treatment. Dead patches show up in July or August and don’t recover after watering. Grubs feed underground. By the time patches appear on the surface, the population has usually been building for weeks. The lawn […]
Dollar Spot vs Brown Patch on Warm Season Grass: How to Tell Them Apart
Understanding dollar spot vs brown patch warm season grass symptoms is the critical first step before reaching for a fungicide. Both diseases create brown, damaged areas across the lawn. Both are fungal. Both peak during warm, humid months. But they respond to different treatments, thrive under opposite fertilization conditions, and attack warm season grasses in […]
Chinch Bug Damage in St. Augustine Grass: How to Identify, Confirm, and Treat It
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Chinch bug damage in St. Augustine grass is one of the most misdiagnosed lawn problems in the South. Homeowners see irregular brown […]
Overseeding Your Warm Season Lawn in Winter: The Trade-Offs Most Homeowners Miss
Overseeding a warm season lawn in winter sounds like an easy win — green grass all season instead of a tan, dormant yard. But the decision comes with real trade-offs that aren’t obvious until spring. Overseeding a warm season lawn in winter with ryegrass is one of the most commonly misunderstood seasonal practices in lawn […]
Brown Patch Disease in St. Augustine Grass (and Zoysia): How to Identify It and Kill It Fast
Brown patch disease in St. Augustine grass is one of the most common — and most misdiagnosed — lawn problems in the South. If you’re seeing circular brown patches forming during hot, humid weather, Rhizoctonia solani — the fungus behind brown patch disease in St. Augustine grass and zoysia — is a likely culprit. Acting […]
Warm Season Grasses Guide: Bermuda, Zoysia, St. Augustine, and Centipede Compared
If you live in the South or a transitional climate zone, this warm season grasses guide is the starting point for every lawn decision you’ll make. Which grass you plant determines how you mow, water, fertilize, and troubleshoot — for years. Getting it wrong means replanting, wasted money, and a frustrating lawn that never performs […]
Centipede Grass Turning Yellow After Fertilizing: Why It Happens and How to Fix It
Centipede grass turning yellow after fertilizing is one of the most common — and most mishandled — lawn problems in the South. The frustrating part is that the fertilizer itself often isn’t the only problem. The type, the rate, or the timing usually is. Before you apply anything else to your lawn, you need to […]
How to Get Rid of Crabgrass in a Bermuda Lawn Without Killing Your Turf
If you want to get rid of crabgrass in bermuda lawn conditions without harming your turf, you’re in the right place. There are two windows to work with: before crabgrass germinates (pre-emergent) and after it’s already visible (post-emergent). Bermuda grass tolerates several herbicides that crabgrass does not, which makes this a manageable problem. This guide […]