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Jaylan Jones
When to Dethatch Your Lawn: Timing by Grass Type
Dethatch only past 1/2 inch of thatch: late summer to early fall for cool-season lawns, after full green-up into early summer for warm-season grass.
Palisades Zoysia Grass: Drought, Shade, Mowing and Care
Palisades zoysia grass is a medium-coarse Texas A&M zoysia with excellent drought tolerance and fast establishment. Mow about 1.4 to 2 inches; partial shade only.
Mowing Wet Grass: Why to Wait and How to Do It Safely
Mowing wet grass tears blades, clumps clippings, ruts soft soil and spreads disease. How long to wait after rain, and how to mow safely if you must.
St. Augustine Grass Plugs: Spacing, Planting and Fill Time
St. Augustine has no seed. Plant plugs about 12 inches apart in warm weather, water often for 2 weeks, feed after 1 to 2 months; expect cover in 3 to 9 months.
Zeon Zoysia Grass: Shade, Mowing and How It Compares
Zeon zoysia grass is a fine, dark green zoysia with good shade tolerance, sold as sod or plugs. Mow 1/2 to 2 inches, or about 2 inches with a sharp rotary.
Manual Sod Cutter: When to Use One and How
A manual sod cutter is a kick-powered blade for small jobs: bed edges, patios, patches. How to use one, cut depth, soil moisture and what to do with the sod.
Bahia Grass Seed: Varieties, Seeding Rate and Planting
Bahia grass seed: UF/IFAS rate of 5-10 lb per 1,000 sq ft, Argentine vs Pensacola, scarified seed, spring planting, slow germination and 3-4 inch mowing.
Zoysia Grass Plugs: Spacing, Timing and Establishment
Plant zoysia grass plugs 6 inches apart in May or June into bare, prepared soil, keep them moist 2 to 3 weeks, and expect full cover in about two seasons.
Tall Fescue vs Crabgrass: How to Tell Before You Spray
Tall fescue vs crabgrass: fescue is a dark green, upright perennial that stays green in cool months; crabgrass is a pale, flat summer annual that dies at frost.
Crabgrass in St. Augustine Grass: Prevention and Control
No selective crabgrass killer is labeled for St. Augustine. Southern lawns rely on pre-emergent timing, a dense lawn, and pulling or spot-treating escapes.
Goosegrass vs Crabgrass: How to Tell Them Apart
Goosegrass vs crabgrass: goosegrass has a silvery-white flat center, folded leaves and zipper seedheads, sprouts weeks later and shrugs off quinclorac.
Will It Kill Crabgrass? 2,4-D, Roundup, Weed and Feed and More
Will 2,4-D, Trimec, weed and feed, Roundup, MSMA or atrazine kill crabgrass? Mostly no. Quick answers, why, and the selective herbicides that do work.