When to Fertilize St. Augustine Grass In Texas

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St. Augustine grass is a Texas favorite, due to its resilience and it’s deep green blades. With broad leaves and thick roots, it provides a hardy, weed-resistant ground cover.  With all manicured lawns, it’s important to know exactly what your grass type needs in order to stay healthy. Let’s explore some important information about maintaining a vibrant bed of St. Augustine grass.  Click here for a free lawn care estimate from Frisco Lawn Pros. St. Augustine Grass 101 Basic Features St. Augustine grass has a medium to dark green color with dense consistency. It also has a low, compact growth habit. It grows well in almost all types of soil. Moreover, it tolerates shade, heat, salt and, to a certain …

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Fall Lawn Care Tips

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Effective fall lawn care requires a bit of TLC to help it settle into the cooler months after a long, active summer.  During the summer your grass likely saw a lot of action, from backyard parties to children and pets playing outside far more often than in the cooler seasons. Whatever your summer landscape has been through, early fall is the perfect time to take care of your lawn and prepare it for a winter break. Even if the summer is then only a memory, it’s a safe bet that your lawn is still suffering the abuse of heat and occasional North Texas drought. Here are some tips on how to restore your health to the lawn and prepare it …

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When to Apply Lawn Fertilizer

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Beautiful lawns don’t happen bу ассidеnt, rather, thеу аrе created. Onе оf thе secrets tо mаintаining a beautiful lawn is undеrѕtаnding the bаѕiсѕ оf fеrtilizаtiоn.
Thе fertility rеԛuirеmеntѕ оf сооl ѕеаѕоn grass iѕ a littlе more complicated than it is for wаrm ѕеаѕоn grаѕѕ. Mаintаining lоng tеrm hеаlth and bеаutу of уоur grаѕѕ requires аt lеаѕt a bаѕiс understanding оf thе nееdѕ оf уоur ѕресifiс grаѕѕ tуре. Thе right fеrtilizеr applied incorrectly can роtеntiаllу dо mоrе harm than gооd. Thеrеfоrе, it iѕ important tо know hоw tо fеrtilizе сооl ѕеаѕоn grаѕѕеѕ рrореrlу.  Cооl season grаѕѕеѕ, as thе name sounds, аrе grаѕѕеѕ thаt thrivе bеѕt in сооlеr tеmреrаturеѕ. In thе U.S., they аrе found in thе сеntrаl аnd northern ѕtаtеѕ. In ѕоuthеrn …

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