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Tell me about plugging St Augustine
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:33 am
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:33 am
Have some really nice St Augustine in my over priced Dallas house but need to do some patch work. Is it too late in the summer already? We’ve been at 90-95 for a few weeks.
Is plugging the best way to get things going or should I just fertilize and let runners do their thing until next year?
I know I need Zoysia but I’m too broke after painting and kitchen renovation.
Is plugging the best way to get things going or should I just fertilize and let runners do their thing until next year?
I know I need Zoysia but I’m too broke after painting and kitchen renovation.
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Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:45 am to STLhog
It’s never too late for St Augustine to grow. As long as you have adequate water and it doesn’t get cold at night, it will grow. As for plugging Vs runners, that depends on how much bare ground you want to cover and how much time you are willing for it to take.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:53 am to STLhog
Do you have a sprinkler system ?
Easiest thing and very cheap is go buy some pieces of sod and cut them into 20 pieces. Just take a machete or whatever tool you have on hand, scissors work also.
Easiest thing and very cheap is go buy some pieces of sod and cut them into 20 pieces. Just take a machete or whatever tool you have on hand, scissors work also.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 11:26 am to baldona
Yes to sprinkler system.
But as far as ground prep, just gylspohate what is there currently and add some top solid?
Biggest area of issue is across the sidewalk on the section that touches the street. It’s patchy at best. Probably best to just buy some sod vs a bunch of plugs. It’s probably 50 feet by 5 feet.
But as far as ground prep, just gylspohate what is there currently and add some top solid?
Biggest area of issue is across the sidewalk on the section that touches the street. It’s patchy at best. Probably best to just buy some sod vs a bunch of plugs. It’s probably 50 feet by 5 feet.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 12:29 pm to STLhog
Have a similar situation. Bought the vacant lot next to me and it’s all weeds. Approximately 1/4 acre, so sod would be expensive. Curious how well the plugs work. Would I be correct to:
Kill weeds
Level with mortar sand
Plug with pieces of sod
Main concern is the weeds that may grow between the plugs.
Kill weeds
Level with mortar sand
Plug with pieces of sod
Main concern is the weeds that may grow between the plugs.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 12:47 pm to STLhog
Put some plugs from Hancock seed and they worked really well. I've tried sod and just couldn't get it going, so I went this route and was surprised at how much coverage I got out if the plugs
Posted on 6/5/22 at 3:22 pm to STLhog
Get yourself a pro plugger
Posted on 6/5/22 at 3:28 pm to STLhog
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But as far as ground prep, just gylspohate what is there currently and add some top solid?
For plugs? I wouldn’t do much. Rake the ground to get it loose, sure weed killer is fine but the weeds are just going to grow back between the plugs.
With plugs you gotta let the grass grow in which will take a year or more before really stressing the weeds too much. I’d probably spray the weeds first though yeah.
For that small area, I’d personally Eod the entire thing.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 3:38 pm to OldHickory
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Main concern is the weeds that may grow between the plugs
I don’t think you should be concerned about that just mow the area as you normally would after you install plugs, and the st aug will quickly shoot out runners along the ground.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 3:39 pm to Loup
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Get yourself a pro plugger
^^^This^^^
I have a cheap bulb planter that is similar to the pro plugger. Get plugs from good grass area of yard and plant them in the bad grass area. Do 10-20 plugs every week or so and water on the reg and you will have a nice yard.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 3:40 pm to STLhog
Plugs are awesome if you have patience
Posted on 6/5/22 at 5:20 pm to weadjust
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Get plugs from good grass area of yard and plant them in the bad grass area. Do 10-20 plugs every week or so and water on the reg and you will have a nice yard.
It’s amazing how quickly St Aug can cover up these plugs or strips
Posted on 6/5/22 at 6:20 pm to STLhog
Go to Miller Sod on 635 at Plano Rd. They have the best grass in DFW. They only stock the Raleigh or Palmetto variety. Get there before 9am or they’ll be sold out.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 8:23 pm to STLhog
I’ve had luck laying sod in a checker board pattern. Within a year it will fill in the entire area. May need a top dressing to level the ground years down the road but it’s cheaper than sodding the entire area.
Posted on 6/6/22 at 4:12 pm to STLhog
Water water water!
Posted on 6/6/22 at 8:11 pm to Spankum
Posted on 6/6/22 at 10:37 pm to weadjust
Pro pluggers work with St.Aug? Description on Amazon says it is not recommended for St.Augustine grass.
Posted on 6/8/22 at 12:22 am to clickboom
Before you start "planting" the grass pugs, I would use a tiller to break up the area you plan to plant. After you plant the plugs, water the area until it is soaked. Then step on each plug to push it down so it is level with ground. This will ensure the area is level and back filling around the plugs is not needed.
Also, sprinkle the area with a little fertilizer before planting the plugs.
Also, sprinkle the area with a little fertilizer before planting the plugs.
Posted on 6/8/22 at 1:07 am to OldHickory
What Spankum said. If you want to fill and level, use river silt. Plugs or sod slabs here and there. Put down a 12x18 St Aug slab to fill a small gap on the edge of centipede in 2017, it's now taken over about 40 sf.
Posted on 6/8/22 at 8:18 am to clickboom
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Tell me about plugging St Augustine by clickboom
Pro pluggers work with St.Aug? Description on Amazon says it is not recommended for St.Augustine grass.
Definitely works on st.augustine. I've done about 100 plugs in the last 2 months, with about a 90% survival rate.
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