How Do You Prepare The Lawn For St?
St. Augustine is a turfgrass especially suitable for warmer climates. It does well in partial shade but also tolerates heat. It does not thrive in areas with cold winters and needs to be watered during times of drought. A healthy St. Augustine lawn will choke out weeds, reducing the maintenance required to keep a yard looking neat and clean. While St. Augustine grass can be propagated from plugs, an easier way is to use sod. However, sod needs the soil to be properly prepared before it is installed. Remove existing plants and debris from the site. This includes such obvious items as bricks or large rocks, but also the removal of buried tree limbs or stumps. If left in place, depressions will develop as the wood rots, leaving the lawn uneven and difficult to mow. Remove any gravel or small rocks from the top two inches of soil. Kill any grass or weeds in the area in which you plan to grow St. Augustine grass before laying the sod. You can eliminate annuals by tilling the lawn, while mor
