I have about 1.5 acre front yard with St. Augustine Grass. I think it needs some more TLC. At least once a year (like right now) it develops some type of problem, brown patch, chinch bugs, something. During the warm rainy summer months, it is thick, green and healthy. I think it is a fertilization issue. The roots seem weak and short surfaced IMHO. I usually just fertilize twice a year with a large drop spreader. (Scotts but it is expensive and I really want to do my fields next year)
I have never dropped fertilizer (horse pasture in about 5 acres of the property) across the whole property to control weeds, clover, or anything. I would really like to have a really nice and thicker fields next year (not for haying of course just for the horses) It looks like we have a mixture of natural grasses (bahia etc) coupled with weeds.
Would anyone recommend a yearly recipe for my lawn and my fields? Should I plant more bahia seed next year? Get a sprayer and spray everything? Do I need to rotate the horses out of the sprayed areas for a long time? Any other insight?
Thanks!
Andy
I have never dropped fertilizer (horse pasture in about 5 acres of the property) across the whole property to control weeds, clover, or anything. I would really like to have a really nice and thicker fields next year (not for haying of course just for the horses) It looks like we have a mixture of natural grasses (bahia etc) coupled with weeds.
Would anyone recommend a yearly recipe for my lawn and my fields? Should I plant more bahia seed next year? Get a sprayer and spray everything? Do I need to rotate the horses out of the sprayed areas for a long time? Any other insight?
Thanks!
Andy