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I recently purchased a home and the grass is horrible.1) It has St. Aug. in some patches but the rest is weeds What do you recommend I Do? 2) I have a area that had a bunch of rocks&sand for a fountain that I pulled out. I'm planning on laying squares of St. Aug. What advise can you give me on this project?
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If you are located here in central Texas I wouldn't recommend St. Augustine, as it requires a great deal of water. It also doesn't do well in our full sun. Buffalo grass and Zyosia are two good options for this area. Even Bermuda would be better than St. Augustine.Your first priority should be to control the weeds. Broadcast corn gluten meal right about now for pre-emergent control. Next spring after the last frost date, then go through with our natural weed killer or a 20% vinegar solution and spray any remaining weeds. Let them die, then mow it down. If your soil is poor, which it sounds like it is, you'll want to put down some soil. 4"-6" is the recommend soil depth for a healthy lawn. Depending on your current soil you probably won't need to put down that much. Lay down sod squares or broadcast seed directly into this, then spread a very thin layer of compost over that. Either option will need to be watered regularly until established. In the fall broadcast another 1/2" of compost into the lawn. This will provide needed nutrients to the grass, improve your soil, and increase the water holding capactiy of the lawn, thereby reducing the need for water the following season. We recommend this every fall to maintain a healthy lawn.
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