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Florida lawn grass alternatives: Mimosa, peanut, and mondo grass

FLORIDA—Sometimes lawn grass declines. Maybe you picked the wrong lawn grass for the site. Maybe you are incorrectly managing the…

8 months ago

Best lawn grass for drought and shade in Florida

FLORIDA— Q. My lawn does not currently have an irrigation system and is somewhat shady due to trees. What is…

9 months ago

Avoid too-good-to-be-true grasses when redoing Florida lawn

FLORIDA -- “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” This phrase offers sound advice for the…

2 years ago

Here’s how to maintain a healthy Florida lawn, correct weak areas in the grass

FLORIDA -- Now that we are moving into warmer soil temperatures, weak areas in lawns will have a better chance…

2 years ago

Here’s how to irrigate and fertilize a newly planted lawn

FLORIDA -- When watering to establish a new lawn or replanting sections of an older lawn, we normally recommend two…

2 years ago

Grass-cutting service app “GreenPal” is now serving Niceville

NICEVILLE, Fla. — Need your grass cut in Niceville? There’s now an app to connect homeowners with a lawn care…

2 years ago

Free presentation: Do you really need lawn grass?

FLORIDA -- Have you ever threatened to pave your lawn? Maybe the lawn grass is trying to tell you something.…

2 years ago

No Mow March promotes pollinators in the Panhandle

NORTH FLORIDA -- Get ready for No Mow March! It's as simple as it sounds: During the month of March,…

2 years ago

Answers to your fall and winter lawn care questions

FLORIDA -- Fall and winter lawn care questions answered: How can I prevent winter annual weeds in my lawn? If…

2 years ago

St. Augustinegrass seed is not reliable; use sod, plugs, sprig

FLORIDA -- Q. I would like to plant St. Augustinegrass seed, but I can’t find the seed at local garden…

3 years ago

Here’s how to reduce gasoline, fertilizer use in your yard

FLORIDA -- With gas prices increasing, there are practical ways to reduce gasoline use in your own backyard. There are…

3 years ago

How many square feet is your lawn?

FLORIDA -- To correctly apply granular fertilizers and other lawn chemicals, it is a must to know the square footage…

3 years ago

Want a better lawn? Calibrate your irrigation system!

NORTHWEST FLORIDA -- Calibrating or determining the rate of water your sprinkler system applies is an easy job. Here’s how…

3 years ago

When to sod St. Augustinegrass

If you wait until late summer or fall, the gamble at that time is getting the sod established before cold…

7 years ago

Weedy wisteria and sanding a lawn

Routinely applying a layer of soil or sand to a lawn (topdressing) can cause more damage than good. Plus, it…

7 years ago

Control winter annual lawn weeds in October

If you’ve had a history of winter annual weeds in your lawn, the best option is to apply a preemergence…

7 years ago

Take-all root rot, common in local lawns

The name take-all is descriptive in that this native soil-borne fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis, can result in relatively large…

8 years ago

2017 Turfgrass Expo & Field Day

Topics include new bermudagrass cultivars, thatch management in the landscape with equipment demo, ground pearls (difficult lawn scale insect), turfgrass…

8 years ago

Ground Pearls, the peril of local lawns

Ground pearls, small scale insects that bother lawn grass roots, are soil dwelling pests that are not much of a…

8 years ago

Don’t blame pests for dry spots in your lawn

Every time we have a dry period in spring or summer, I get those predictable calls about some mysterious pest…

9 years ago