"skunker" wrote in message
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On Mar 27, 12:57 pm, "Buderschnookie" wrote:
"skunker" wrote in message
Question: With my lawn condition, should I just do some lawn patching
or do I need to renovate the lawn by killing the whole thing and then
starting over? What would you do?

What's the fastest way to get this lawn back in top shape?

I didn't see an abundance of St. Augustine there- 90% of what you have
are
weeds.

IMO the fastest way to get it into top shape would be to kill/remove all
the
weeds and resod with a new and improved St. Augustine variety. Then
maintain
it with good food and proper watering- not a buttload of chemical
applications from a service needing to justify monthly charges.

You could of course use selective herbicides to kill the weeds and just
nurture along what little St. Augustine you have, but that is in no way
fast
and you'll have lots of mud in the interim. St. Augustine is fast, but I
still see it taking at least two years if you do it this way.

--
Toni
South Florida USA
USDA Zone 10http://www.cearbhaill.com

Thanks guys,
So is it faster if I just killed it and started over with new sod?
Can it be done in one year? I may sell in that timeframe, not sure yet.


Don't take this the wrong way, but considering your knowledge level, I think
you should hire a pro to install the sod. It will be done in a day. Specify
NO CHEMICAL WEED KILLERS. You'll remove all 19 of your weed clumps by hand,
if the sod installer wants you to. Make sure his contract says that you are
responsible for watering the new sod perfectly, and that he's not to blame
if you don't take care of it nicely.