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re: Weird brown spots in St. Augustine

Posted on 8/3/22 at 3:25 pm to
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6227 posts
Posted on 8/3/22 at 3:25 pm to
Browning from the tip down is strange. Are you under any drought conditions where you are? If you grab a hand full of grass and tug does it come up easy?

Don't dethatch St Aug. I've done it a few times but mostly because people let their grass get 8 inches tall and then cut it down to 3 inches. Aeration is where it's at.
Posted by Ryan5155
Thomaston, Ga
Member since Aug 2013
50 posts
Posted on 8/3/22 at 3:32 pm to
We are technically in a drought but I have been insuring between the occasional afternoon storm and my own watering to put 1-2 inches of water on it every week.

As far as it coming up easy, when grabbing a handful, no it’s pretty tough.

I just sprayed some Seven Insect Killer and I’m watering it in now. Hopefully that’ll help or at least I killed any other potential bugs.
Posted by Bayou
CenLA
Member since Feb 2005
36890 posts
Posted on 8/6/22 at 6:58 pm to
I feel ronk is right on spot, as usual. He diagnosed my brown areas (Centipede) a few weeks ago. A few rains, God's fertilizer, and looks good again.

ronk, is Centipede worth aerating/dethatching?
This post was edited on 8/6/22 at 8:25 pm
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