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As I was driving down a street of one of the older suburbs this morning, I saw something that truly did make me shake my head in disbelief, but then again I did believe it because I’ve seen similar so many times before. The street was lined either side with many trees, all close together, yes it was the classic shady and idyllic
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Summer is of course the height of the growing season for lawns, when they’ll be at their healthiest, growing the fastest, and needing the most attention from us in the forms of increased lawn mowing requirements, garden edging to remove runners from garden beds, extra water and perhaps wetting agents too. So let’s take a look at some of the summertime lawn care
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Cleaning up an older and neglected lawn area and instaling a brand new lawn can be a rather exciting endeavor to undertake, and while the labor involved may be hard work, the overal process can be very straightforward and simple, so long as we follow some easy guidelines and take our time to level and improve the soil properly. However there is another aspect
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Over the past couple of decades in particular we’ve witnessed enormous changes at our homes and in our yards, none more so perhaps than huge shifts in pricing of so many different consumer items. Housing prices in many regions have skyrocketed to extreme levels of utter absurdity when not so long ago housing was quite affordable and reasonably priced for most of us,
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Dichondra Repens has been a trusted and favorite lawn substitute for many people for a long time. Also known as Kidney Weed, this ground cover is a highly attractive, easy growing and easy care lawn substitute for warmer regions and shaded condtions. Dichondra Repens can grow between paving, on natural rock walls, in garden beds, under trees, or may be grown in areas
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This new lawn instalation was necessary and long overdue, the original Bermudagrass lawn was entirely unsuitable for the lawn area due to heavy shade conditions, which over the years slowly weakened and damaged the lawn and allowed for turf to become overrun with almost every weed imaginable. Saint Augustine grass was the only possible turf to use in this situation due to its
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Ask many people when the best time of year to fertilize lawns and gardens is, and most will reply ‘in the Spring’. But what does nature say about this? What does nature do when it fertilizes the abundant mass of the gardens of the earth? Does nature fertilize the soil and plants in the Spring, or at another time altogether?
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When it comes to our lawn care practices to have a healthy lawn, and in fixing any problems with our lawns, many of us seem to follow the same pattern of only ever correcting lawn issues when any such lawn problems have eventually gotten out of hand. Such as when we finally notice that our lawns have been ‘suddenly’ overtaken with weeds, or when
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It doesn't matter which type of St Augustine lawn we're fertilizing , the requirements for fertilization of all St Augustine lawns is almost exactly the same as with any other turf variety. Despite the myths, you do not need to pay extra for a special St Augustine grass fertilizer. The main reason that St Augustine lawns lose their color throughout the year is due
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Feeding our lawns with fertilizers really is vital to achieving a Saint Augustine grass lawn which is in its greatest possible health, remains the greenest all year round, and resists weeds, pests and diseases naturally. For most lawn owners, fertilizers are vital to achieve a beautiful Saint Augustine lawn. However there are major concerns with lawn fertilizers, and one of the most important
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Slow release lawn fertilizers are another option for St Augustine lawn owners wanting to implement a year round fertilization program for their lawns. We mainly discuss standard lawn fertilizers on this site as they are the most commonly used fertilizers by most homeowners. However, as more companies are bringing out some excellent quality slow release lawn fertilizers, it’s appropriate that we also bring
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Many Saint Augustine lawns can tend to go brown or straw colored over the winter months. This browning off can make the lawn unsightly for many homeowners, who then seek to find a solution to this problem of lawn discoloration. So what is winter brown off in lawns and why does it occur? There are three main reasons for lawn discoloration happening over winter,
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Many lawn fertilizers on the market today can sometimes contain only a few basic nutrients, which will usually be 3 of the major nutrients, and perhaps two or three minor nutrients which are also called Trace Elements. Even the better quality fertilizers can sometimes contain these few nutrients in their blends, albeit that the products they use in their blends are of very good quality.
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All lawns have a susceptibility to lose at least some of their dark green color and health over Winter, this is due to the lawn going into a state of semi-dormancy, and in these times the lawn has no ability to continue to grow and stay in a green healthy state or to repair itself due to its slow growth rates in the cold weather.
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Having a Saint Augustine lawn turning brown can cause concern for many homeowners. Saint Augustine lawns turning brown can be either a natural part of the life cycle of the lawn through the different seasons, or it may be an inherent trait in a particular Saint Augustine grass variety, or could be due to the lack of good lawn care practices being undertaken
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These are some basic Saint Augustine lawn care tips to follow to keep our lawns in the best and healthiest condition possible. Should the lawn encounter any other turf problems, then further research and remedies will need to be undertaken to correct any other issues.
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All new roll on sod can be an expensive option for many people, especially when we begin talking about new lawns for larger areas to be turfed. Saint Augustine grass is no exception to this rule, and can sometimes be more expensive than other grass types such as Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass. But even within these same price differences between grass types,
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Many of us still remember the days gone by when Saint Augustine grass used to be very scratchy, and even today there are still many homes which still have old style Saint Augustine lawns growing. But by now we would expect all of these old St Augustine lawns to be extremely thatched over and ready for removal by a digger.
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These are two variations of a widely known and highly respected organic lawn fertilizer recipe. It has been used on lawns and gardens around the world with great success, so we're are confident to share it here with Saint Augustine lawn owners. This organic lawn fertilizer is something which the homeowner mixes up themselves from the raw bulk ingredients, and applies to the lawn
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Saint Augustine grass can be planted out at most times of the year in the warmer regions where winter is not expected to be too cold, however different regions will differ as to the best time of year to plant new Saint Augustine lawns, and this is usually based on climate and rainfall conditions, winter temperatures etc. Besides these considerations, planting a new Saint Augustine lawn
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We're all concerned with our environmental footprint these days, and a fair bit of criticism has been put onto our lawns as somehow not being very environmentally friendly, when in fact - our lawns are wonderfully friendly environmental assets, and which clean more pollution from our cities than all other plant life. Lawns are the lungs of our cities, and they cool our homes considerably,
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Ensuring good soil health beneath our Saint Augustine lawns is the single greatest determining thing we can do to ensure a beautiful healthy and lush Saint Augustine lawn for the entirety of its lifespan. Sandy soils can present a problem for Saint Augustine grass which can be almost as bad as heavy clay soils, albeit due to very different circumstances.
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Many soil types that have a high clay or silt component will cause ongoing water logging and drainage issues for a new St Augustine lawn being grown in these conditions. St Augustine lawns with drainage issues can be weak and prone to easy and ongoing damage, be prone to weeds, pests, diseases and moss, and be constantly ugly and unsightly.
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There are two main methods to reduce the cost of establishing a new Saint Augustine grass lawn. The first is to use Saint Augustine Grass Plugs to establish the lawn, and the second option is to use Saint Augustine Grass Runners taken from another lawn. Both methods involve the individual planting of either the plugs or runners at a far reduced rate of coverage
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All Saint Augustine lawns have a tendency to lose a lot of their natural dark green color over the Winter months. It doesn't matter what the Saint Augustine grass type or brand is, there is hardly a Saint Augustine lawn which can maintain its normal color over Winter in most regions. So what causes Saint Augustine grass to lose its color in Winter?
