Originally Posted by PGApromike (Post 2325892)

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.

Originally Posted by Mleeja (Post 2325764)

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.

Originally Posted by John Mayes (Post 2325795)

Not all St. Augustine should be mowed the same height. There are several different strains. The S.A. used for new builds south of 44 is ProVista and needs to be mowed between 3 to 4 inches. But other strains should be kept at 2.5 to 3 inches.

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.

Originally Posted by Teemotay (Post 2325910)

I respectfully disagree with the notion that only the ProVista cultivar of St Augustine grass should be mowed at 3.5+”.

All cultivars of St Augustine except the dwarf cultivar (Seville) should be mowed at 3.5 - 4”
Seville should be mowed at 2 - 2.5”

Keep your Floratam, ProVista, Raleigh, Palmetto, Classic, Bitterblue and Citrablue cultivars mowed at 3.5” - 4” for a thick, healthy and weed-free yard.

Originally Posted by John Mayes (Post 2325912)

Originally Posted by John Mayes (Post 2325912)

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2325792)

I thought those runners ARE St. Augustine grass. They just have to fill in to make a nice thick lawn. Right now I've got these runners of St. Augustine "running" onto the Zosia in my front yard. I've been waiting for this to happen. I'm hoping in another year or so my front yard will be all St. Augustine. Most of our property is St. Augustine, all from a few pieces of sod that were placed in the back yard by the previous owner of our home. I got this info from a neighbor. One of my other neighbors in the back/side of our property had St. Augustine grass creeping onto our Zoisia. The St. Augustine won and the Zoisia is gone.

Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko (Post 2325941)

I thought you were not allowed to change your type of grass within a village. please comment?

thank you

Originally Posted by jmaccallum (Post 2325865)

Glyphosate is a “kill everything” product and will kill ProVista. Maybe you meant tolerant to 2-4-D instead?

Originally Posted by Mleeja (Post 2325764)

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.

Originally Posted by Mleeja (Post 2325764)

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.

Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 2325789)

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.