No fertilizer or weed feed for st.
Florida lawn care schedule.
The rains will return which improves grass growth so you ll need to increase your mowing frequency again.
Apply iron at one half normal rate to renew green if needed.
The fertilizer should be used at the rate of 6 lbs.
Three different editions of the gardening calendar provide specific tips for each of florida s climate.
The gardening calendar gives florida gardeners a monthly guide for what to plant and do in their gardens and includes links to useful gardening websites all based on university of florida research and expertise.
Your lawn care schedule will vary according to the climate where you live of course the calendar may call the month of march early spring but if you live in the midwest your lawn may still be a snow bank when your compadres in florida are getting out their mowers for the first time.
A high maintenance lawn in florida would receive 4 pounds of nitrogen per 1000 square feet per year applied in 1 pound increments during march may july and september.
As with all lawns attention to color rather than aggressive growth will help prevent too frequent mowing.
A height of 3 to 4 inches is recommended for this grass.
Mow dig and spot kill weeds.
Apply fungicide to combat brown patch if needed.
For every 1 000 square feet of lawn.
Sow annual rye grass to fill in bare spots and re green brown lawns if desired.
A good schedule is to feed st.
Augustine lawns in march may july and september.
Autumn is often the busiest time in the lawn care calendar as you help your lawn recover from the heat of summer and prepare it for the extremes of winter.