Protect your St. Augustine this fall!

For anyone that has St. Augustine turf, there is something you need to start thinking about...

We are quickly approaching the prime season for disease/fungus issues to appear in your lawn. This happens every fall and every spring...cool temperatures at night coupled with moisture, the prime condition for lawn diseases to thrive.

A preventative fungicide is highly recommended for all St. Augustine lawns. These preventatives have to be applied BEFORE signs of a disease/fungus appear. However, they also have to applied once conditions are favorable since they don't have a very long residual. Favorable conditions are when nightime temperatures reach the low 60s to upper 50s. Typically that falls late September to early October.

After the first application you will reapply every 30 days until your turf goes dormant (with no more than 3 applications total).
This will give you protection from most of the common diseases we see including brown patch, leaf spot, powdery mildew and take-all patch.

When choosing a product just make sure it is labeled as a protectant or preventative and not just a curative. Curative products are used to treat active fungi. The two products we use are Eagle and Heritage, both of which are labeled as preventatives as well as curatives.

Timing is key, so plan ahead and be ready to roll when the time comes!