| In order to grow the perfect lawn, you will need to | | | | nitrogen content in the sping and early summer, and |
| first begin with perfect sod. In my experience there | | | | with a stronger potassium base in the hotter summer |
| is no better sod to begin your lawn with than | | | | months and into the fall, follow with a neutral |
| Floratam St. Augustine. | | | | winterizer. |
| This type of grass comes with a hardy muck-base | | | | Grubworms are a problem in the spring and fall so be |
| and grows well in both sunlight and in shade. St | | | | sure to use the proper pesticides to deal with them |
| Augustine grass should be layed in the early | | | | separately, and Chinchbugs are a danger to a healthy |
| spring...just after the last frosts of winter so that the | | | | lawn during the summertime. It is very important to |
| roots have time to take hold before the summer | | | | learn the difference between these two types of |
| heat damages them. | | | | lawneaters in order to keep your lawn the envy of |
| Once the lawn has been sodded, it is important to | | | | the neighborhood. |
| use the proper amounts of water, pesticides, | | | | Chinchbugs will come flying out of the grass as you |
| fertilizers and weed control agents at the proper | | | | walk thru it.....grubs eat the roots underneath the soil |
| times to ensure that the sod remains in the pristine | | | | and normally spread brown pathways as they eat. |
| condition it was in when cut from the farm. | | | | Weed control agents can make all the difference in |
| In order to do this you will need to set up a | | | | your lawn, but be sure to read and measure |
| scheduled regimen and maintain that schedule every | | | | correctly, because they can also kill your lawn |
| year. For watering you should make sure that you | | | | overnight. |
| water once per week, preferably in the overnight | | | | A good weed control agent will contain the chemical |
| hours so that the water is not on the lawn during the | | | | Atrazine...and should only be used during the cooler |
| day to be cooked by the magnification of the sun's | | | | months of the year. |
| rays, as well as so that the water does not | | | | Now you have the tips you need to establish and |
| evaporate. | | | | maintain the perfect lawn, with a little work, and a |
| Fertilization, as well as pesticide should be applied | | | | little luck, you will have this lawn for quite a long |
| every 6 weeks to 2 months. Fertilize with a strong | | | | time...enjoy it...you'll have earned it! |