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Old 08-11-2022, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by bark4me View Post
Yes, they are correct. They're St Augustine seeds so leave them be. A big mistake everyone makes down here is that they cut St Augustine grass too short. St Augustine likes to be 3 to 4 inches long at least. Enjoy and welcome to the Villages
Personally, the height and fast-growing quality are what I do NOT like about St.Augustine grass. I don't like to cut it so often so I try to use shorter grass like Zoysia or whatever seeds blow in because they are usually shorter than St Augustine.

I realize that I sound like a dunce about grass topics, so bear with me. I have a problem with about 1/2 of the Zoysia plugs that we put in around December. We water them every day that it does not rain. We have tried Sevin dust, insecticide, and fungicide. But, no change. 50% of the plugs are dying - have turned brown with thatch. The other 50% seem healthy and are sending out thin runners. Any helpful information would be appreciated.