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Originally Posted by thelegges
New build has St Aug it’s just weeds that has grass color. New pool installed, landscaper brought in 3 pallets of St Aug to replace what was dug up during build.
It looks like grass, pretty green nice blade grass. I asked him what the difference was. Smiled and said crap builder ST Aug, verses quality ST Aug. if would have known I would have had him replace the rest of the lawn.
Old St Aug sends out the creepers. New sod so far doesn’t have any creepers. Only 2 months old so may change. Our St Aug near LSL didn’t have any creepers either.
Just a side note does your neighbor have his lawn mowed by a company? If so they will bring in every lawn issue on their mowers. Neighbor should be more worried about what’s being put in his yard compared to a few creepers from yours
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Well that's nonsense. Practically the only way to propagate St Augustine is the creepers. Its nearly impossible to grow from seed, which is why it is nearly a mono-culture. "Builders" St.Augustine comes from the same sod farm as "Mowers" St.Augustine.
And it's the best warm-season, low-maintenance grass you can own. Blue Grass is better, but it doesn't grow here. St Augustine grows in the shade and out-competes most of the weeds that infect it, unlike slower-growing grasses like Zoizia or Centipede. It's also fairly disease-resistant.
If you came here from Bermuda grass country, you'd appreciate the glory of a St. Augustine yard!