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Old 04-27-2023, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by dougjb View Post
The ground cover you refer to as St Augustine's grass is actually a sedge...not a member of the grass family!
Not correct. St Augustine grass is a “grass.” If it were a sedge it would have triangular stems and other characteristics which St Augustine grass does not have. It is a wide bladed variety of grass and needs to be kept on the long side. (3 1/2 to 4 inches long versus 2 to 2 1/2” for Empire Zoysia grass)