Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I have a patch of dead grass that I would like to replace. Is there a store that sells pieces of sod at this time of year?
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After you get it fixed, we use Lawn Care & Pest Control in Orlando | Evergreen Lawn & Pest and are extremely pleased. Our yard looks fantastic compared to neighbors who are paying other companies. The same guy treats ours every month.
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Sincere thanks to all for your responses. This will be a process obviously and all info provided on this thread has been helpful!
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Here is a link to better assist you https://www.lawnsite.com/threads/wha....485154/page-2
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What type? I know St. Augustine is available right now at Lowe’s in Wildwood. Also know your culprit that killed your grass. Was it grubs, chinch bugs, a female dog, softener salt, another dog on medication etc. It is important to clear some soil underneath the spot you plug.
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Technically you can replace grass with ground cover. Florida law states you can replace sod with ground cover, whether it must be a native ground cover or not, is open to question. Asiatic jasmine, used throughout the villages is not native, sunshine mimosa is. Asiatic jasmine maintains a dense green look throughout the year, whereas mimosa seems to go a little brown. Only a hand full of people have ever pulled this off and villas would lend themselves to this better than larger lots. The villages did pass an ordinance or statute that requires the ground cover to cover all the bare spots within a year. The villages may say it is Florida friendly but it not and expect it would come down on you so you should check with arc before beginning. You might want to begin with maintaining the grass and enlarging the ground cover area a little at a time. Resodding would be my last resort as it is very expensive.
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Lowes sells both plugs and squares that are 24” x 16”.
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Kevin, I wouldn't seed. I tried seeding bare spots in my lawn ( zoysia) two times in two years in the spring. Very expensive seed. 5 pounds is about $48 depending where you go and doesn't cover a whole lot. Better go with sod.
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Massey was doing a terrible job and almost killed my yard. I became a diy-er. |
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We had chinch bugs which caused brown areas. Has been sprayed by Deans but damage is done. I doubt our grass will recover. We will probably re-sod in the spring if grass does not recover. Hope this helps.
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If you live in a courtyard Villa and a district that permit, get rid of it all. Rock landscaping is best. Get ARC approval and you’ll never regret it.
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Chinch bugs are ruining St Augustine grass really fast this year. At first it looks like a patch of area is not getting enough water. It’s a wilted looking. Then if you don’t treat it with insecticide it will be dead within two weeks. Go Lowe’s and buy a bag of Triazicide and spread it according to directions. It’s a granular. Then water the heck out of your grass. You’ll want to to it now to get a jump on them in the spring. I had to water 10 minutes every morning plus the two days a week of deep watering of 45 minutes each. My grass is thick and lush but I jumped on it fast when any area started looking bad. St Augustine seems to require more water than the normal TV standards to keep it looking lush.
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We also live in a Villa. Since we started using GreenSmiths, we have no insectsand our grass, same as yours, looks great.
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