NUMBER 1- Proper water. 1-2 a week is NOT enough.
NUMBER 2- pH pH pH pH!!!! 90% chance your soil is too alkaline and at 7.2. The rip it out , add topsoil (6") and replace the sod method will work... but so will spreading a little coffee every month or 2 for the tannic acid. Massey will pretend this isn't a factor, but all good farmers in Florida know this (including the SOD FARMERS) testing is cheap... find out for yourself , or trust me.
NUMBER 3- Pro Vista was a terrible idea. Yes it allows you to spray Round up on it, but it is way mor tender to all the issues that Floritam takes in stride. If you replace.... make sure it's Floritam.
4- Fertigator is the best, everyone is better than Massey.
5- Don't replace till spring
6- Treat for bugs, but NOT FOR WEEDS. Dig them out and fill the hole with topsoil... weed killers STRESS YOUR GRASS. Sorry all you retirees from chemical companies, but they still haven't come up with the "magic chemical" even though they launch a "SUPER AWESOME NEW" one every year.
7- Don't stand so close, look at your lawn from 50 ft away or so, it might not be that bad.
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