You mow, fertilize, and water your lawn, but it’s still not the verdant carpet you imagine. Thatch buildup might be what’s ...

QUESTION: I live on the North Shore and have St. Augustine grass. I want to dethatch, aerate, weed and feed and add river sand to raise the low spots. In what order should I try to do these things?

Question: My foot sinks so far into areas of my St. Augustine lawn that it is almost covered by the grass. Do we need to dethatch the lawn ... inch of either and then rake or wash it in among ...

When it comes to St. Augustine, most experts would recommend a core aerator. Before aeration, for this particular grass, it is best to moisten your grass and then use a hand rake to remove the thatch.

However, it is not troublefree. It is susceptible to several diseases, as are all varieties of St. Augustine grass; it is vigorous and thus forms thatch, and chinch bugs will invade it as they do ...

Zoysia grass has about the same mowing frequency as St. Augustine and has similar or slightly reduced fertilizer requirements. It should be mowed at 2 inches (no higher, no lower) to avoid thatch ...

Yesterday, I was invited to observe an area of unhealthy St. Augustine grass that was taking away ... We also need to reduce thatch. Thatch is the dead stolons (runners) and roots that collected ...

Yesterday, I was invited to observe an area of unhealthy St. Augustine grass that was taking away ... We also need to reduce thatch. Thatch is the dead stolons (runners) and roots that collected ...