Is this good for St Augustine?

[Sgt Beavis]

I laid some st. Augustine sod squares last Monday. Broke the ground up, levelled with top soil, spread scotts starter fertilizer, then laid the squares down. Anything else I should do? How often should I be watering

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Everyday for two to three weeks. After that, cut back to 20 minutes per zone for once a week. I run my sprinklers at 4:30am to minimize evaporation. Don't run them much earlier than that or you risk fungal growth

[IHaveAMustang]

I had St. Augustine at my old house...or rather I tried to get it to expand. I laid sod twice and it just wouldn't grow. My new house has Bermuda. I put a bag of Bermuda seed in my spreader and mixed a little fertilizer in and over seeded my entire lawn. I have thick green carpet now!!

Plus, they sell bermuda sod for cheap and that stuff is taking to my bare areas like crazy.

Ditch the Augustine, Bermuda takes less water, is drought resistant, chokes out weeds, and looks great at 3 inches when it fluffs up.

Anything that looks that good and is considered "invasive" is fine by me.

[Txstang1]

I would never ditch st auggy for bermuda. El oh El

And thanks seb.

[Sgt Beavis]

I had St. Augustine at my old house...or rather I tried to get it to expand. I laid sod twice and it just wouldn't grow. My new house has Bermuda. I put a bag of Bermuda seed in my spreader and mixed a little fertilizer in and over seeded my entire lawn. I have thick green carpet now!!

Plus, they sell bermuda sod for cheap and that stuff is taking to my bare areas like crazy.

Ditch the Augustine, Bermuda takes less water, is drought resistant, chokes out weeds, and looks great at 3 inches when it fluffs up.

Anything that looks that good and is considered "invasive" is fine by me.

The only problem with Bermuda is that it doesn't handle shade very well. It needs lots of sunlight. St Augustine will do well in sunlight, but then it needs a butt load of water or it will die.

Beyond that Bermuda is great. It is very invasive, grows fast, and does choke out weeds like you say.

[black2002ls]

I have always favored st augustine. I have it growing pretty solid on the side of my house. The back yard is horrible, and that is where I put the sod

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[IHaveAMustang]

The only problem with Bermuda is that it doesn't handle shade very well. It needs lots of sunlight. St Augustine will do well in sunlight, but then it needs a butt load of MONEY or it will die.

Beyond that Bermuda is great. It is very invasive, grows fast, and does choke out weeds like you say.

Yeah, I hate that about St. Augusrapeyourwalletwaterbill

I do have to fight my trees alot and thin them out so the grass will get at least 4 hours of sunlight, but raising the canopies also helps my house look better.

To each it's own, I just learned from fighting st. augustine for over 5 years that Bermuda is much more budget friendly and can take a Texas Summer beating without draining my bank account.

I will admit this: A St. Augustine lawn looks wayyy better than a Bermuda lawn when done right.

[David]

I must have a tiny yard. It gets water twice a week an hour each. Once if it rains. My st augustine is dark green and spreading very well. And my water bill isn't squat. Lol

[Tx Redneck]

I accidentally over did it with a house end, broadleaf herbicide, but here's how it looks atm. uploadfromtaptalk1371763129773.jpg

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[black2002ls]

I must have a tiny yard. It gets water twice a week an hour each. Once if it rains. My st augustine is dark green and spreading very well. And my water bill isn't squat. Lol

My established st augustine looks great and I haven't put a drop of water on it. All year. I spent time and a lot of money last year to get it healthy though

With my new sod, I put down starter fertilizer with it. Should I re-apply fertilizer? If so, how long should I wait?

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[Jewrrick]

YMMV but for me St. Augustine is great in mostly shade and wont kill your water bill. That said if you have more than about 6 hours of sun on it per day you will have to water daily and it will SUCK.

[Tx Redneck]

YMMV but for me St. Augustine is great in mostly shade and wont kill your water bill. That said if you have more than about 6 hours of sun on it per day you will have to water daily and it will SUCK.

Yeah, last two summers were murder on water usage. 12-14k gallons per month.

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[Tx Redneck]

Here's after mowing the that side wasn't over treated.


Here's the side that wasn't over treated.
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[AdRock]

I've had great results in the front yard with the Scott's bonus s. The backyard is a whole other story. I want Augustine back there but I don't wanna buy enough sod to cover an 80 x 120 ft area. So I will be seeding the shit out of it with Bermuda.