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Get rid of St. Augustine
I have a lawn that is tall fescue but my neighbor has some St. Augustine.
The S.A has started encroaching on my lawn and would like to kill the S. A on my side of the lawn without harming the fescue. Any advice on how to do this? If you are wondering, the fescue is under the shade of a tree that's why it can survive the heat. Thanks, TH |
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Get rid of St. Augustine
"TH" wrote in message
... I have a lawn that is tall fescue but my neighbor has some St. Augustine. The S.A has started encroaching on my lawn and would like to kill the S. A on my side of the lawn without harming the fescue. Any advice on how to do this? TH, I don't know of an organic way to do this short of actually digging the stuff out as it encroaches. That said, St Augustine is sensitive to broadleaf weed killers. A "weed and feed" product should work fine, if you don't mind going to the Dark Side. -- Mike Harris Austin, TX |
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Get rid of St. Augustine
On Fri, 05 May 2006 19:23:16 GMT, "Mike Harris"
wrote: "TH" wrote in message ... I have a lawn that is tall fescue but my neighbor has some St. Augustine. The S.A has started encroaching on my lawn and would like to kill the S. A on my side of the lawn without harming the fescue. Any advice on how to do this? TH, I don't know of an organic way to do this short of actually digging the stuff out as it encroaches. That said, St Augustine is sensitive to broadleaf weed killers. A "weed and feed" product should work fine, if you don't mind going to the Dark Side. First of all, that's not a very nice thing to do, and it can also kill trees. Dig a trench between the two types of turf. Do it in a French curve way, not a straight line. Go buyyourself some dry stack limestone and put it where you remove the turf and you should be able to just weed wack it out of your side. |
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Get rid of St. Augustine
"TH" wrote in message
... I have a lawn that is tall fescue but my neighbor has some St. Augustine. The S.A has started encroaching on my lawn and would like to kill the S. A on my side of the lawn without harming the fescue. Any advice on how to do this? If you are wondering, the fescue is under the shade of a tree that's why it can survive the heat. Thanks, TH What's growing on your lawn that's not shaded? -- Jonny |
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Get rid of St. Augustine
The S.A has started encroaching on my
lawn and would like to kill the S. A on my side of the lawn without harming the fescue.... SA is very aggressive. It will be a long battle to keep it on 'his' side of the area. Left alone it will take over your side. A barrier or ditch may work, but you're still in for a long fight and lot's of sweat. Years ago my neighbor plugged some SA in his yard. Three short years later it covered his area and three years after that, it had taken over my yard too. I didn't mind though since my yard was originally common burmuda. I also used some 6" SA plugs along the foundation at the rear of my home. Four years later my backyard was SA. Dave S(Texas) |
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