Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Good Grass - Bad Grass
Ok, St. Augustine grass experts. Are the runners in the middle of the picture good grass or bad grass? If it is not St Augustine grass runners what is it? Thanks.
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Looks like St Augustine to me. I’d recommend top dressing the area with soil/sand to cover the runners. This will help it thicken up.
You could even google St Augustine grass to do a comparison. |
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Remember, best not to scalp St Augustine….it needs to be tall….like 3.5” +. It’s a challenge when you’re running a line trimmer…that’s probably why you have all those bare spots.
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A lot of us have that grass mixed in with our St Augustine. It tends to take over. I will pull those runners up when I see them, and it tends to keep that grass from spreading. Eventually the St Augustine takes over. One of my neighbors has a section of yard that has been taken over by it. It looks good, just noticeably different.
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The ProVista strain is tolerant of glyphosate weed killer while the other strains are not. Best to know what strain you have in order to take care of it. |
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Differences between Torpedo and Augustine
St. Augustine is a great grass for down here. Torpedo grass is an enemy that gets 3-4 seed heads that fan out. Its main stalk and leaves are finer than St. Augustine. Don’t fret if you have it though, it can be easily killed by Glyphosate. Just spray it and it’s gone in about 2 weeks.
What you have could be OK? It’s hard to tell without the tell tale sign of the seed heads.
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You are correct St Augustine and the runners are good as your advice to top dress it. I would suggest using black cow.
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You are correct except that The Villages changed back to Floratam St Augustine grass (used in yards above 44) but South of the MickeyLee course maintenance building on Megasson down to 470, according to the Property Management people I had at my home in Newell about the common area along roads and trails.
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glysophate tolerant pro vista st augustine - Google Search |
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ProVista is the first SA variety tolerant to glyphosate. All other SA varieties cannot tolerate it.
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