A: The reason you have been having difficulty finding fescue grass at local garden centers is because fescue is a cool season grass and does not grow well in this area. Northeast Florida is far enough south to limit the type of lawn grass ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, LawnA: The first and most important thing to know is the soil pH. This grass likes an acid, infertile soil with pH around 5.0 to 5.5. Centipedegrass is a slow growing, low maintenance grass with low fertility requirements. It grows close to the ... READ MORE
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Q: I am having some difficulty keeping my centipedegrass healthy. I have been using a common fertilizer found at any of the garden centers but a friend told me to call you because I might be over doing it. I fertilized in the late winter, then ... READ MORE
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A: Argentine bahiagrass is a beautiful grass for home lawns and would be a good choice providing your soil pH is acidic enough. I have found most of the soil in our area is quite the opposite – most soils are alkaline. After testing your ... READ MORE
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Q: I was considering replacing some of my lawn but I was told not to plant victory grass in its place. What can you tell me about victory grass? A: I have not heard of victory grass but then I realized your friend might have been referring ... READ MORE
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Q: Some of the University of Florida publications on lawn grasses talk about vertical mowing. What is vertical mowing? A: The typical lawn mowers used in the home landscape are called rotary as the blades move in a horizontal plane. Vertical ... READ MORE
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A: None! Please, please do not add lime to your Florida yards unless you have had a soil test that indicates you need it. I have had hundreds of soil test results and only one person has ever had to add lime. I know it is a common practice ... READ MORE
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A: Nutrient deficiencies seldom occur alone and these deficiencies in plant material often look similar. It is therefore difficult to determine exactly which nutrient is lacking simply by looking at the grass blades or plant leaf. Some studies ... READ MORE
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A: I am going to take a recent study and use parts of it to answer your question. Nitrogen is important for growth but we generally are using too much. A little fertilizer can perk up a St. Augustinegrass lawn as spring arrives, but homeowners ... READ MORE
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