How to Care for Brown Floratam Grass
Floratam grass, also called St. Augustine grass, is a commonly grown lawn grass. Floratam grass requires a higher level of care than other types of grasses and is much easier to kill. However, given the right treatment and fertilization, even St. Augustine grass that has begun to turn brown and wither can still be revived.
As with any type of lawn problem, the best cure is prevention. Knowing how to grow healthy floratam grass is the easiest way to keep it from turning brown.
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Begin watering your grass daily if your grass is turning yellow or brown. Brown floratam grass is grass that has mostly died, either due to application of the wrong kind of weed killer or lack of proper watering. Water your grass thoroughly once a week when it has begun to recover.
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Fertilize your lawn if your St. Augustine grass is brown. A lack of nutrients in the soil can quickly kill your lawn, so replenishing those nutrients will contribute to reviving your grass.
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Weed your lawn by hand if your grass has begun turning brown. Most commercial weed killers will also kill your floratam grass unless you use a broad-leaf or Southern grass formula and apply it in early spring. Keep your lawn free of weeds.
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Mow your lawn regularly, but keep the St. Augustine grass tall. Other species of grass can thrive at two to three inches, whereas floratam grass thrives best at four to five inches. Below that, your grass will begin to turn brown.
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Tips & Warnings
Fertilize your lawn in early spring before your floratam grass has begun significant growth.
Only mow with a sharp blade; dull blades will tear the edges of the grass and cause them to turn brown.
