re: Spring Weed Guide For Lawns

Hey gang,

So I'm a lawn newb.
Haven't lived in a house since I was 17. Me and my girlfriend have moved into a nice 4 bedroom rent house in Houston that we love. Great neighbor's, upcoming area, and it's right down the road from where she teaches. AND the landlords love us and give us a great rate. So no plans on going anywhere til we buy closer to where I work in Woodlands/Spring. Now you may ask, "why do you give a shite about the lawn at a rent house?". Well, besides pride we have a 4 year old retired greyhound and in 7 weeks will have a Vizsla. The greyhound already can put divots in any lawn when she starts sprinting while playing. So when she has a friend, I'm concerned what they'll do if the lawn isn't healthy.


When we moved in last August the previous tenant destroyed the lawn. It's was brown/yellow and crispy. You could rake the lawn down to dirt with a swipe.

Unknowingly I put down weed and feed, started watering regularly, then put in a ton of rye grass last fall.

Now, the lawn is a beautiful thick carpet of rye grass (with some weeds in the back), but as we know that has another few weeks and it's gone.


The base lawn is St Aug, can the board help me with what I need to get my St Aug thick and healthy for the Spring and Summer? I'll take any advice I can get. TIA

Ohh.
St Augustine
~ 2800 square feet
No trees in front
Few medium sized trees around perimeter in the back.