Three different editions of the gardening calendar provide specific tips for each of florida s climate.
Florida lawn care schedule.
No fertilizer or weed feed for st.
It s also the best time to carry out invasive repairs.
Augustine lawns in march may july and september.
Sow annual rye grass to fill in bare spots and re green brown lawns if desired.
Apply iron at one half normal rate to renew green if needed.
A high maintenance lawn in florida would receive 4 pounds of nitrogen per 1000 square feet per year applied in 1 pound increments during march may july and september.
Autumn is often the busiest time in the lawn care calendar as you help your lawn recover from the heat of summer and prepare it for the extremes of winter.
The first application should follow the onset of spring green up and the last should be timed for late summer in north florida and early fall in south florida.
As with all lawns attention to color rather than aggressive growth will help prevent too frequent mowing.
The rains will return which improves grass growth so you ll need to increase your mowing frequency again.
The fertilizer should be used at the rate of 6 lbs.
For every 1 000 square feet of lawn.
Apply fungicide to combat brown patch if needed.
Augustine zoysia or bahia lawns.
A height of 3 to 4 inches is recommended for this grass.
Mow dig and spot kill weeds.