re: St. Augustine maintenance schedule

All the fertilizer suggestions are great. The Randy Lemmon plan was really cool, but I'm not that dedicated. You will get all the growth you want, stolons will move quick. What I never here is how to mow. Most plans say 3-4", but never say how.

If its possible for you, mow when it's dry and bag your clippings. Keep your canopy as clean as possible. You kind of want your grass a touch thin. It's much easier to mow. Clippings (dead tissue) makes thatch. Thatch makes a cushion. That cushion stops air and water flow through the canopy. Scapling becomes much more common. Weed and fungal problems can develop. This all happens over an extended period, but when you want to push your lawn, keep that in mind.