I'm just north of Houston, and I have St. Augustine grass. Last winter, the lawn just sortof went into a no-mow needed stasis over the winter months, then rebounded in the spring.
Ideally, should anything be added to the soil during the fall-winter time when the lawn is in stasis, or just let it go until spring with occasional watering?
2006-09-26 07:50:27 · 6 answers · asked by Rob 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I live in S. tex. too w/ St. Aug. Leave it alone for the winter - occasional
watering if winter is dry. If you want to add herbicide o.k. - I wouldn't. Just
pull weeds before going to seed. Around mid March throw down some
organic fertilizer. Gardenville brand is some of the best..
2006-09-26 08:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by wallyinsa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use the Winterizer Weed and Feed on my St. Augustine grass in late autumn. I also remove the thatch by giving it a good raking. I live in SoCal so we have a limited rainy season. I usually don't have to start mowing again until late March or April. I do some patchwork on areas that died out during the summer in the winter month, but that is about it other than watering when we go for long spells without rain.
2006-09-26 08:04:23 · answer #2 · answered by eskie lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You also need to be on the look out for brown patch or another fungus called "take all". These start to grow when the night time temperatures get into the 60's and the 50's at night.
Brown patch is also called "faire ring" because it tends to make brown or yellow circles in the grass. Brown patch doesn't usually kill the roots but it makes the grass look every bad. It usually bounces back in the spring.
"Take all" also forms yellow or brown spots on the grass but it is worse because it kills the grass and roots. (Hence the name take all). It takes much longer for these areas to fill again in the spring.
Nitrogen tends to encourage these to grow so I don't fertilize after September 1st.
Both can be treated with a liquid fungicide like "FungAway." I have had both problems in recent years and now I treat as soon as the night time termps start to reach into the 60's
2006-09-26 09:51:14 · answer #3 · answered by oil field trash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best time to fertilize your lawn is early summer or late fall. If you use a time-released fertilizer, you can be sure your lawn is gettig the nutrients it needs all winter. You need to also get a herbicide to keep the weeds from taking over the lawn during the winter.
2006-09-26 07:58:38 · answer #4 · answered by Big mama 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just fertilize in the fall.
2006-09-26 09:40:34 · answer #5 · answered by educated guess 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use a product that has lime in addition to fertilizer for late autumn fertilizer maintenance.
2006-09-26 08:14:25 · answer #6 · answered by Ms Common Cents 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋