1. Maintain your mowing height at 3.0 to 3.5 inches with a frequency of once per week. A good rule of thumb is to never take off more than 1/3 of the leaf blade per mowing. Leave the clippings in the turf—it’s a good source of nutrients.
2. Maintain adequate soil moisture by irrigating deep (6 to 8 inches) and infrequent. You should always check the soil moisture prior to irrigation with a soil probe or screwdriver. After you irrigate, check the moisture again to see just how deep the moisture penetrated.
3. Watch out for chinch bug and white grub damage from July thru September! Chinch bugs love hot, sunny areas in your St. Augustinegrass. Symptoms include a quick (almost overnight) decline of your turf which becomes straw-colored. For white grubs, you also get a straw-colored, dead appearance. A good method for testing for these ugly white grubs is to pull up on the turf—if it comes up easy, then it could be white grub damage. Dig into that area to check. After you have identified the insect causing the damage to your turf, immediately apply the proper insecticide. Again, always read the label carefully.
4. Look out for diseases such as Gray Leaf Spot from July thru September! This fungus has symptoms of small spots on the surface of the leaves, leaf tip scorching, and a slow “melting out” of your St. Augusinegrass. After you have identified the disease causing the damage to your turf, immediately apply the proper fungicide. It will normally take at least two applications. Again, always read the label carefully.

1. Increase your mowing height to 3 inches with a frequency of once per week.  A good rule of thumb is to never take off more than 1/3 of the leaf blade per mowing.  Leave the clippings in the turf—it’s a good source of nutrients.
2. Maintain adequate soil moisture by irrigating deep (6 to 8 inches) and infrequent.  You should always check the soil moisture prior to irrigation with a soil probe or screwdriver.  After you irrigate, check the moisture again to see just how deep the moisture penetrated.
3. Take a soil sample to prepare for the upcoming growing season’s fertility program for your turf.
4. Calculate the square footage of your lawn to prepare for upcoming pesticide and fertilizer applications.
5. Look out for diseases such as Helminthosporium Leaf Spot from July thru November!  This fungus has symptoms of small spots on the surface of the leaves, leaf tip scorching, and a slow “melting out” of your tall fescue.  After you have identified the disease causing the damage to your turf, immediately apply the proper fungicide.  It will normally take at least two applications.  Again, always read the label carefully.

1. Maintain your mowing height at 1.5 to 2.0 inches with a frequency of once per week.  A good rule of thumb is to never take off more than 1/3 of the leaf blade per mowing.  Leave the clippings in the turf—it’s a good source of nutrients.
2. Maintain adequate soil moisture by irrigating deep (6 to 8 inches) and infrequent.  You should always check the soil moisture prior to irrigation with a soil probe or screwdriver.  After you irrigate, check the moisture again to see just how deep the moisture penetrated.
3. Watch out for sod webworm and white grub damage from July thru September!  For white grubs, you normally get a straw-colored, dead appearance.  A good method for testing for these ugly white grubs is to pull up on the turf—if it comes up easy, then it could be white grub damage.  Dig into that area to check.  For sod webworms, take a gallon size container and fill it with water and one ounce of liquid dishwashing soap.  Apply this mixture to the infected site—the sod webworms will come to the surface if they are present.  After you have identified the insect causing the damage to your turf, immediately apply the proper insecticide.  Again, always read the label carefully.
4. Look out for diseases such as Helminthosporium Leaf Spot from July thru October!  This fungus has symptoms of small spots on the surface of the leaves, leaf tip scorching, and a slow “melting out” of your common bermudagrass.  After you have identified the disease causing the damage to your turf, immediately apply the proper fungicide.  It will normally take at least two applications.  Again, always read the label carefully.

1. Maintain your mowing height at 1.5 to 2.0 inches with a frequency of once per week.  A good rule of thumb is to never take off more than 1/3 of the leaf blade per mowing.  Leave the clippings in the turf—it’s a good source of nutrients.
2. Maintain adequate soil moisture by irrigating deep (6 to 8 inches) and infrequent.  You should always check the soil moisture prior to irrigation with a soil probe or screwdriver.  After you irrigate, check the moisture again to see just how deep the moisture penetrated.
3. Watch out for sod webworm and white grub damage from July thru September!  For white grubs, you normally get a straw-colored, dead appearance.  A good method for testing for these ugly white grubs is to pull up on the turf—if it comes up easy, then it could be white grub damage.  Dig into that area to check.  For sod webworms, take a gallon size container and fill it with water and one ounce of liquid dishwashing soap.  Apply this mixture to the infected site—the sod webworms will come to the surface if they are present.  After you have identified the insect causing the damage to your turf, immediately apply the proper insecticide.  Again, always read the label carefully.
4. Look out for diseases such as Helminthosporium Leaf Spot and Dollar Spot from July thru October!  Helminthosporium Leaf Spot has symptoms of small spots on the surface of the leaves, leaf tip scorching, and a slow “melting out” of your zoysiagrass.  Dollar Spot will normally produce small, round straw-colored infected areas in your lawn.  It will also have lesions on the leaves with the middle of the leaf blade in the shape of an hour-glass.  After you have identified the disease causing the damage to your turf, immediately apply the proper fungicide.  It will normally take at least two applications.  Again, always read the label carefully.