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Hi! My lawn (see image) is having trouble. It appears to be drying out or needs fertilizer or something. I water it twice each week for 20 minutes in the early morning. I added a third watering for the area shown for another day at 15 minutes. I'm in Texas. St. Augustine grass. I have fertilizer and Ironite but afraid to put it down now. Any input appreciated. Thanks.. Chris
You probably have a layer of heavy clay soil with a rock shelf underneath. Common in central Texas. And St. Augustine does better without full sun. Plus by August in Texas your grass has been baking in the heat for months.
Water in the mornings. Give the grass a really good soaking once or twice a week. Deep watering less frequently encourages the grass to put down deeper roots. Frequent shallow waterings will result in shallow grass roots which will not go deeply into the soil where there is more constant moisture.
Expect some browning from St. Augustine in full summer sun. Wait till it cools off in October and it will green up again. Basically your lawn looks ok.
Living in a part of the world where water is a precious commodity and where our water supply comes from rainfall on roofs and caught in cisterns, I just don't understand why certain mainlanders obsess so much about the green of the grass.
In different geographical locations, different grasses have different needs but if you want that pristine sort of "keep the neighbors and me happy" routine then pick a grass that works in the area in which you live, that's indigenous to your geographical location and won't necessitate any sort of sprinkling device. General upkeep might be a bit strenuous from time to time as in weed-whacking or mowing but getting out there and doing some minor labor never hurt anybody
You can easily divert water from your sink/shower/bathtub via simple plumbing into an outside container and thence to an irrigation system. Cheers!
Living in a part of the world where water is a precious commodity and where our water supply comes from rainfall on roofs and caught in cisterns, I just don't understand why certain mainlanders obsess so much about the green of the grass.
In different geographical locations, different grasses have different needs but if you want that pristine sort of "keep the neighbors and me happy" routine then pick a grass that works in the area in which you live, that's indigenous to your geographical location and won't necessitate any sort of sprinkling device. General upkeep might be a bit strenuous from time to time as in weed-whacking or mowing but getting out there and doing some minor labor never hurt anybody
You can easily divert water from your sink/shower/bathtub via simple plumbing into an outside container and thence to an irrigation system. Cheers!
Hi! My lawn (see image) is having trouble. It appears to be drying out or needs fertilizer or something. I water it twice each week for 20 minutes in the early morning. I added a third watering for the area shown for another day at 15 minutes. I'm in Texas. St. Augustine grass. I have fertilizer and Ironite but afraid to put it down now. Any input appreciated. Thanks.. Chris
We also have St Augustine grass here in Florida
you didn't mention if you have an irrigation system or are watering with a sprinkler
St Aug need 3/4 to 1" of water twice a week
as azoria mentioned you are better off with deep watering less often to develop deeper roots also raising your mowing height during the heat of the summer helps, you want to cut no lower than 3 1/'2 to 4 "
Thanks Karla! I'm just seeing your post now. Sorry.
I have an irrigation system. I have it set now for 30 minutes twice per week. There is some overlap in the back.
Thanks for the link as well. I will test to see what I am getting.
Chris
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