Canopy Height: The Higher the Better

What to Expect this Summer

With the increase in temperatures of the air and soil we get some very good aggressive growth from the St Augustine grass. The turf should heal in damage areas, choke out weeds and be a deep rich green – that is if there is enough water!

Water is the Fuel that Runs your St Augustine Lawn

Water is the Fuel That Runs you LawnWater is the fuel that runs your St Augustine lawn. No water – no growth, it's that simple. And with the restrictions it will take some creative watering to supply enough fuel for the grass. My work is but an additive to the fuel and without the fuel it is just an additive laying on the grass.

Creative Watering

First understand your soil the lawn is growing in, is like a bucket – a bucket full of holes. You fill the bucket up and the water runs out the bottom. The best scenario is to keep adding water to the leaking bucket. Filing your bucket (soil) once a week is not enough. I suggest that on your watering days fill the bucket (soil) full of water as soon as law permits. Then that evening fill the bucket (soil) back up again before the end of the watering day. That will fill the bucket (soil) back up and give the least amount of hours between watering (Less time for the water to run out the bottom of the bucket).

Also never cut off your irrigation or miss your watering day. You will fall so far behind on watering that recovering of your lawn is low. If your bucket goes dry, it is not likely you will fill it back up – stay ahead of the curve! Mow as High as Your Mower Wil Go

Mowing Height

I am on 450 lawns every 8 weeks and one thing is easily observed: Lawns Mowed at 4" or Higher always do better and look better. Raise your mowing height and you raise the St Augustine's ability to grow, spread, choke out weeds and survive 7 days between watering.

So enjoy the summer, water as much as law permits and then some, mow as high as your mower can go – that's all we can do until it starts raining.