HELP!!! St Augustine lawn care

[10scoachrick]

Originally Posted by Tim_Barton

What do you mean by "water 1" , one day a week"?
Do you have a sprinkler system and if so, how long is that by using a sprinkler system?

That should translate to " one inch of water applied one day a week". IOW, water deeply only once a week, rather than frequent watering of lesser amounts. Not always easy to do when you see the grass suffering on that 5th or 6th day of 90 degree temps. I usually stick to the twice a week schedule, unless we get rain(HAH!).

Each zone will be a little different...some shady, some full sun, some sloped with rapid run-off, some with rich soil that holds water. You need to get a feel for your yard and its temperament. As windy as it has been for a month, you are likely watering your neighbor's yard much of the time, anyway.

[senormatt]

Anyone know what type of grass is at the capitol? Kinda looks like Augustine.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by senormatt

Anyone know what type of grass is at the capitol? Kinda looks like Augustine.

St. Augustine.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by Tim_Barton

What do you mean by "water 1" , one day a week"?
Do you have a sprinkler system and if so, how long is that by using a sprinkler system?

Put several tuna cans or similar containers out on your lawn, then run your sprinkler and time how long it takes to get 1" in most of the cans. That is how long you need to run it. http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/growgreen...irrigation.pdf

This is a general recommendation, it can vary with soil types. You want to water so the soil is damp to a depth of 4"=6". You can check this with a shovel. http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/growgreen/drought_stress.htm

[Raven_King]

Just moved into the Houston area. Have Saint Augustine Grass. A little worried about the color and consistency of the grass. I know it's early in the season (Late April), but I want to make sure that I don't have any signs of root rot, chinch bugs, or any other ailment in which I could take action to cure. The yard looks okay, but there are some very thin areas (can see dirt or dead grass easily).

There was a major drought last season that may have caused some of the visible dead grass to die. I've put pictures in a link below. I may have over-watered it right when we moved in. Any advice is welcome.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1086537...eat=directlink

[orngkat]

Sorry to say it, but it just floors me that after years of record drought...this paradigm of having a green lawn persists.

[senormatt]

Originally Posted by Raven_King

Just moved into the Houston area. Have Saint Augustine Grass. A little worried about the color and consistency of the grass. I know it's early in the season (Late April), but I want to make sure that I don't have any signs of root rot, chinch bugs, or any other ailment in which I could take action to cure. The yard looks okay, but there are some very thin areas (can see dirt or dead grass easily).

There was a major drought last season that may have caused some of the visible dead grass to die. I've put pictures in a link below. I may have over-watered it right when we moved in. Any advice is welcome.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1086537...eat=directlink

looks like it's being cut too low to me - try cutting it closer to 3". I like to keep mine longer at 4" to help keep out weeds.

[10scoachrick]

Originally Posted by Raven_King

Just moved into the Houston area. Have Saint Augustine Grass. A little worried about the color and consistency of the grass. I know it's early in the season (Late April), but I want to make sure that I don't have any signs of root rot, chinch bugs, or any other ailment in which I could take action to cure. The yard looks okay, but there are some very thin areas (can see dirt or dead grass easily).

There was a major drought last season that may have caused some of the visible dead grass to die. I've put pictures in a link below. I may have over-watered it right when we moved in. Any advice is welcome.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1086537...eat=directlink

Houston and Austin may as well be different planets in terms of the amount of rain received this year. We had a good month or two, then all the storms seemed to skip Austin and smother east TX/Houston . Hard for us Austinites to imagine TOO MUCH rain for St. Augustine, but many areas around Houston may have received just that!