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How do I make my grass grow slower?

Posted on 5/14/12 at 3:13 pm
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43030 posts
Posted on 5/14/12 at 3:13 pm
I have extremely thick St. Aug and if it rains that week it shoots up like wildfire.

It will go from 3.5" when I cut it to 7" over the period of a week. I just want it to slow the hell down because it holds water when it is that long and I have a hard time chopping it down.
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
80968 posts
Posted on 5/14/12 at 3:16 pm to
Cut it lower and lower each time
Posted by Nodust
Member since Aug 2010
22635 posts
Posted on 5/14/12 at 3:20 pm to
Primo, it aint cheap but helps

You may need to look into dethatching it. There are some rotary mower blades that can do this. Will be ugly for a few weeks but would come back strong.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 5/14/12 at 3:22 pm to
Add some nitrogen....
Posted by StinkDog12
TW, TX
Member since Nov 2006
4753 posts
Posted on 5/14/12 at 3:24 pm to
There is a chemical for st Augustine you can use that slows the growth. Yard dude puts it down so I'm not sure of the name. Catch is, ya gotta keep your yard watered and fertilized properly because if it starts to die because of a lack of water or fert....your yard is fricked for the year because if the slow growth.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171080 posts
Posted on 5/14/12 at 3:36 pm to
obligatory kill it with fire comment
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
166503 posts
Posted on 5/14/12 at 3:51 pm to
quote:

How do I make my grass grow slower?


buy a cow.
Posted by LoneStarTiger
Lone Star State
Member since Aug 2004
15954 posts
Posted on 5/14/12 at 3:54 pm to
drought

I only mowed 3 times last year
Posted by tigerbyteu
Caldwell Parish
Member since Dec 2004
1689 posts
Posted on 5/15/12 at 3:36 am to
When the spring, early summer rains are less frequent, you probably won't have this problem. I did find this.

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