The best grass in Florida is centipede. Low fertilizer and water needs. Highly resistant to FL pests. Grows so slow you can mow it 1 or 2 times a year. In winter it gets a bit of a burgundy tint. Never seen it turn brown south of Gainesville.
Most of your spongy feeling lawns have been in a few years and the inch of peat that came with it has gone, leaving the runners sitting up on an inch of exposed root. If you can get your finger under the runners, this is your lawn.
This leaves your lawn in a bad place as far as losing moisture and easy prey to root loving pests.
Add an inch of top soil.
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