Try A Turfgrass Alternative – Floralawn https://floralawn.com Central Florida Landscape Maintenance Fri, 14 Feb 2020 19:18:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.12 https://floralawn.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Try A Turfgrass Alternative – Floralawn https://floralawn.com 32 32 Try A Turfgrass Alternative https://floralawn.com/turfgrass/try-a-turfgrass-alternative/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 19:18:26 +0000 https://floralawn.com/?p=60160 Keeping turfgrass in great shape requires lots of water, fertilizer, and work. Installing something more forgiving and less high maintenance, like mulch or a groundcover, can reduce the amount of time and money you put into your lawn care.

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]]> The Thing About Thatch https://floralawn.com/lawn-care/the-thing-about-thatch/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:40:57 +0000 https://floralawn.com/?p=36927 Thatch is a layer of organic matter between the base of grass blades and the soil. Layers of thatch thicker than one inch prevent air, water, and nutrients from reaching roots in the soil. They can be removed with a power rake or vertical mower.

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]]> From Home to Field: Florida’s Turf Grasses https://floralawn.com/lawn-care/from-home-to-field-floridas-turf-grasses/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:00:49 +0000 http://floralawn.com/?p=1546 Florida turf grasses must be relatively robust and able to tolerate high temperatures and high humidity. In coastal locations, turf grasses must also tolerate salt air and, often, salt water irrigation. Grasses that meet these demanding requirements include Bermuda, Zoysia, St. Augustine, Bahia, Centipede and Seashore Paspalum.

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]]> Gray Leaf Spot: A Florida Summer Turf Disease https://floralawn.com/plant-health/gray-leaf-spot-a-florida-summer-turf-disease/ Tue, 22 Aug 2017 22:09:33 +0000 http://floralawn.com/?p=1406 Gray leaf spot is a turf disease that affects St. Augustinegrass primarily during Forida’s rainy, humid summers. Caused by a fungus, it presents in oblong tan spots. Gray leaf spot disease can be managed by watering early in the morning, limiting use of nitrogen fertilizers, and regularly applying fungicides.

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]]> How to Water St. Augustine Grass https://floralawn.com/turfgrass/how-to-water-st-augustine-grass/ Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:27:37 +0000 http://localhost:8888/floralawn/?p=9 St. Augustine (Floratam) grass seems to be the most finicky, problematic grass among the popular Florida species. In most problem cases, improper irrigation lies at the core. We always get asked about proper watering and how residents can maintain or improve their current St. Augustine turf. We broke it down in the simplest way possible.…

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