APRIL SERVICE
Weeds,Weeds,Weeds.
This year is a bad year for weeds. The cold weather put the St. Augustine turf into dormancy allowing more sunlight through to the dirt which allows the weeds to germinate. Then with the fertilizer we put down the weeds are thriving. The good news is most of what you are seeing is chick weed and will die easily. Dollar weed and most other broad leaf weeds will take 2-3 weeks to die off.
Weed treatments are underway and we are currently 3 days ahead of schedule. Kris, Jerimiah and Mike are working 6 days a week and late into the day to accomplish this task.
WATERING SCHEDULE
Residential irrigation systems at odd numbered or no address can be run on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Even numbered addresses can irrigate on Thursdays and Sundays.
Non-residential landscape irrigation can be done on Tuesdays and Fridays during daylight saving time.
No irrigation is allowed on Mondays.
No irrigation is allowed between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm
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SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
May - Aug - Insecticide Treatment October ~ Herbicide Treatment
September ~ Granular Fertilizer November ~ Inspection December ~ Inspection
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
MARCH
March is a transition month; your turf will begin to come out of dormancy. We did not do a blanket herbicide in February, because this slows down the grass from coming out of dormancy. In March we will fertilize the turf with a 16-0-8 slow release fertilizer. Keep in mind this will also help the weeds grow. March, April, September and October is when you will see the most weeds in your lawn. They will be actively growing and our herbicide works better at this time. Please be patient we will take care of the weeds as fast as we can in April. We will work late into the day and on Saturdays in April to accomplish this task as quickly as possible, thank you for your patients.
WINTER DEBRIS
This winter created a lot of brown dead foliage in most local landscapes. Since February 26 is the date of our last average freeze, it’s time for the clean up to begin!
In the lawn you may want to eliminate dead grass blades for cosmetic purposes. They can be left in place to decompose naturally, but removing them will give you a green lawn quicker.
To reduce the amount of brown blades, set your mower on a lower than normal setting. If you have a bagger or mulching attachment use it. If you do not have such an attachment, after mowing rake up the dead grass blades and add them to the compost pile or utilize them as mulch.
Once you have finished mowing set the mower blade back to its normal height, which for St. Augustine grass should be 3-4 inches. Since you have opened up the lawn it would be a good time to apply fertilizer.
For cold damaged shrubbery determine how far the plant froze back. Just because the leaves on a stem froze it does not mean the stem did. Starting at the top of the plant, scratch the bark with your thumbnail and see if there is green tissue under it. If no green is noticed start working downward until you find green tissue under the bark. At that point the plant is still alive and new growth will sprout in a few weeks.
Once you have determined how much of the plant is alive, cut out the dead areas. Some plants may have frozen to the ground level and then wait for new growth to sprout from the root.
Another thing you can do in the landscape this month is reset your sprinkler, if needed. With the beginning of Day Light Savings Time on Sunday March 14th you are allowed to run your irrigation system Two times a week. Odd numbered addresses can irrigate on Wednesday and Saturday and even on Thursday and Sunday. For business owners set your nonresidential irrigation systems to come on Tuesday and Sunday if needed. These are new water restriction rules set by the St. Johns River Water Management District and they go into effect on March 14th.
This is compiled from University of Florida IFAS Extension.
IV. SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
March ~ Granular Fertilizer September ~ Granular Fertilizer
April ~ Herbicide treatment October ~ Herbicide treatment
May~ thru August~ Insecticide November ~ Inspection
application on turf December ~ Inspection
March is a transition month; your turf will begin to come out of dormancy. We did not do a blanket herbicide in February, because this slows down the grass from coming out of dormancy. In March we will fertilize the turf with a 16-0-8 slow release fertilizer. Keep in mind this will also help the weeds grow. March, April, September and October is when you will see the most weeds in your lawn. They will be actively growing and our herbicide works better at this time. Please be patient we will take care of the weeds as fast as we can in April. We will work late into the day and on Saturdays in April to accomplish this task as quickly as possible, thank you for your patients.
WINTER DEBRIS
This winter created a lot of brown dead foliage in most local landscapes. Since February 26 is the date of our last average freeze, it’s time for the clean up to begin!
In the lawn you may want to eliminate dead grass blades for cosmetic purposes. They can be left in place to decompose naturally, but removing them will give you a green lawn quicker.
To reduce the amount of brown blades, set your mower on a lower than normal setting. If you have a bagger or mulching attachment use it. If you do not have such an attachment, after mowing rake up the dead grass blades and add them to the compost pile or utilize them as mulch.
Once you have finished mowing set the mower blade back to its normal height, which for St. Augustine grass should be 3-4 inches. Since you have opened up the lawn it would be a good time to apply fertilizer.
For cold damaged shrubbery determine how far the plant froze back. Just because the leaves on a stem froze it does not mean the stem did. Starting at the top of the plant, scratch the bark with your thumbnail and see if there is green tissue under it. If no green is noticed start working downward until you find green tissue under the bark. At that point the plant is still alive and new growth will sprout in a few weeks.
Once you have determined how much of the plant is alive, cut out the dead areas. Some plants may have frozen to the ground level and then wait for new growth to sprout from the root.
Another thing you can do in the landscape this month is reset your sprinkler, if needed. With the beginning of Day Light Savings Time on Sunday March 14th you are allowed to run your irrigation system Two times a week. Odd numbered addresses can irrigate on Wednesday and Saturday and even on Thursday and Sunday. For business owners set your nonresidential irrigation systems to come on Tuesday and Sunday if needed. These are new water restriction rules set by the St. Johns River Water Management District and they go into effect on March 14th.
This is compiled from University of Florida IFAS Extension.
IV. SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
March ~ Granular Fertilizer September ~ Granular Fertilizer
April ~ Herbicide treatment October ~ Herbicide treatment
May~ thru August~ Insecticide November ~ Inspection
application on turf December ~ Inspection
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