A thicker, greener St. Augustine lawn, one month at a time.
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Your St. Augustine to-do list
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What's going on with your lawn?
Pick a topic for a straight answer written for St. Augustine.
Feeding
When to fertilize, what the numbers mean, and fixing yellow grass.
Read moreMowing
The right height, how often to cut, and why scalping does so much damage.
Read moreWatering
How much water St. Augustine needs and how to set your sprinkler timer.
Read moreWeeds
Pre-emergent timing and the weed killers that won't hurt your grass.
Read moreFungus
Brown rings and patches: how to spot large patch and stop it spreading.
Read moreInsects
Chinch bugs, webworms, and armyworms, and how to check for them.
Read moreStart with a soil test
Find out exactly what your soil needs before you buy anything.
Read moreDiagnose a problem
Yellow or brown spots? Match what you see to the likely cause.
Read moreWhat's in my garage
The products and tools behind my lawn, with links to buy.
Weed killers
Atrazine and sulfentrazone, both labeled for St. Augustine.
See picksFungus & insects
What I put down before large patch and chinch bug season.
See picksIron & soil
Chelated iron, AZOMITE, and the soil test kit I start with.
See picksStripes & tools
Lawn stripers, hose upgrades, and the tools I use every week.
See picksYour lawn. Your yard size. Your 12 months.
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New on Turf Method
Best Winterizer for St. Augustine in Houston (and When to Apply It)
Low nitrogen, high potassium, and on time. How to pick and apply a fall winterizer for St. Augustine on the Gulf Coast.
Broominator Jr Review: Budget Push-Mower Lawn Striper
A broom-style push-mower striper tested on St. Augustine: install, stripe results, and verdict.
How to Protect St. Augustine Grass Before a Freeze
Water the day before, keep the plastic off, stay off frosted grass, and protect the sprinkler system.
Leaves on St. Augustine: Mulch Them or Rake Them?
Mulch a light layer with the mower. Rake or bag the heavy piles before they mat down and smother the grass.
5 Genius 3D Prints for Lawn Care (With Download Links)
An edger attachment, a spreader upgrade, sprinkler catch cups and more, with MakerWorld links.
Types of St. Augustine Grass: Floratam vs Palmetto vs Raleigh
Shade, cold, chinch bugs, and mowing height compared, so you buy the right sod.
Free tools for your yard
Diagnose a problem, print your calendar, or do the math on product.
What's wrong with my lawn?
Four questions to the most likely cause and the fix.
Take the quizFridge calendar
The whole St. Augustine year on one printable page.
Print itMeasure your yard
Get your square footage from a satellite view in Google Earth.
How toProduct calculators
Bags to buy, fertilizer rates, and sprinkler run times.
Open calculatorsKnow when it's time to act.
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Built around one grass: St. Augustine.
Most lawn advice is written for every grass at once, so half of it doesn't apply to you. Some of it can even hurt St. Augustine, like weed killers it can't handle or mowing heights it hates.
Turf Method is one consistent program for St. Augustine: what to do, when to do it, and what to use. It's built for Houston and the Gulf Coast, where St. Augustine is king, and the plan builder adjusts it for the rest of Texas and Florida.
