A general rule of thumb for preemergence herbicide application is february 1 in south florida february 15 in central florida and march 1 in north florida or before if day temperatures reach 65 f 70 f for 4 or 5 consecutive days.
Weed and feed for south florida lawns.
Weed and feed fertilizers not only provide fertilization but also weed killer.
Floratam grass developed by the agriculture experiment stations of florida state university and texas a m university is less cold hardy than other types of st.
You can use scotts triple action for southern lawns to take care of your bahia bermuda st augustine and centipede varieties of grass.
The best weed and feed formula for bermuda grass.
It kills more than 200 tough to kill weeds blocks crabgrass and feeds the grass.
Augustine and bahia grasses.
However it does require a decent amount of maintenance and one of the most important things when maintaining a st augustine lawn is fertilization.
This weed and feed from greenview is a professional grade product that is three lawn treatments in one.
Weed control for lawns.
In south florida turfgrass grows year round while in north and central florida it grows from roughly march or april through september october or november.
A lawn fertilizer just contains fertilizer without any weed killer.
Augustine is a turfgrass that makes for a thick green lawn especially in warm coastal areas like florida the carolinas and southern california.
Whatever you do you must not apply a weed and feed.
Southern grass species prefer wetter conditions and plenty of fertilizer.
Bioadvanced 3 in 1 weed and feed is the best option for your bermuda grass.
The university of florida recommends a 16 4 8 fertilizer.
Fertilizing your florida lawn.
Fertilize for the first time after the grass has fully established and the lawn appears full.
Keep your grass well fertilized weeds thrive and grasses don t in dry infertile soil.
Weed and feed fertilizers generally contain nitrogen feed and a pre emergent herbicide weed and carry several considerations for florida lawns.
Note that this product cannot be used on st.
When to fertilize your lawn depends on a few things but the biggest rule is to fertilize only when your lawn is actively growing.
A weed and feed product is a lawn fertilizer combined with a weed killer.
If weeds exist only on a portion of the lawn it may not be necessary to apply a weed n feed product.
Basically 2 for.
Mow the grass at a blade height that shades out low growing weeds at least 3 for st.
Mowing correctly can actually provide a measure of weed control.
Augustine grass carpet grass or dichondra.
Augustine grass is a warm season grass which means it grows well in the deep south where summers are hot and the sun is relentless.
Use a complete fertilizer to feed your newly planted lawn.
Mow often to keep weeds from going to seed.