Q: Last night I weeded my flowerbeds and pulled a lot of St. Augustine runners up. Can I plant those? I have them in a pan of water. I'll probably have more as I do more weeding. I have bare areas I'd ...

Q: After reading about your success with St. Augustine grass in your own yard, I decided to gamble and sod my yard with Palmetto St. Augustine last June. By August, I had the most beautiful grass in ...

Dear Neil: When is the last date I can plant St. Augustine at a new house? We’re not sure when it will be finished. A: St. Augustine is sub-tropical, so cold winters take a toll on it, especially if ...

A: My challenge will be in answering without a close-up photo, and without a photo of the root system. You’ll see as I outline the possibilities. First, the oddball one. There may be a few people out ...

Q: I want to plant St. Augustinegrass but was told that the sod may be full of fungus since it has been so wet this summer. Should I go ahead and sod and treat the fungus or wait until fall when it ...

You may be aware of the common pests and pathogens that harm our St. Augustine grass lawns on an annual basis such as take-all root rot (Gaeumannomyces graminis var. Graminis), large patch fungus ...

I suppose my horticultural world has been dull lately. As a result, it doesn't take much to excite me. For instance, the guys up at Evergreen Lawn Care were at my house applying the fall application ...

Dear Neil: When is the last date I can plant St. Augustine at a new house? We're not sure when it will be finished. A: St. Augustine is sub-tropical, so cold winters take a toll on it, especially if ...