Don’t put off your yard
On those days when you just don’t feel like taking care of your yard, you should do it anyway. Last year was a bad year for my yard because I kept putting off taking care of it, went on vacation for two weeks, and never really got around to it. As expected, the grass died. All of it. Seeing the err of my ways, I decided to put in a sprinkler system that will at least get the watering of my yard taken care of regardless of my schedule. I’ve also started my fertization schedule based on Randy Lemmon’s Lawn Fertilization Schedule which has worked well for me in the past. This schedule doesn’t include any weed-n-feeds because most sold in stores are NOT formulated for our Texas St. Augustine turf. So, my yard is currently full of weeds, but there is definitely some good growth of St. Augustine. My wife is very determined to pull the yard back into shape, which she has proven can be done even with the worst yards, like we had back in 2001.
Keys to the plan: Water often, mow often (on highest setting), pull weeds, fertize based on schedule, use pre-emergent herbicides, and pray for the best.
The moral of the story is that it takes more effort to bring your lawn back than it does to maintain it in the first place.
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