Question: We would like to grow a St. Augustine lawn from seed. Is the seed available locally? Answer: Many gardeners would like to skip the work of sodding or plugging, but it is not possible with St ...

Q. I would like to plant St. Augustinegrass seed, but I can’t find the seed at local garden supply stores. Are they available? A. No, St. Augustinegrass seeds are not available. The reason why we do ...

Q: We would like to grow St. Augustine at our new Conroe home, but I don't want to buy numerous pallets due to cost. Is there seed for a similar grass? — W.H., Conroe A: St. Augustine is only ...

Q. As the trees in our yard grow, the St. Augustine grass becomes thinner, and weeds move in. Should we plant a grass that does better in shade? What grass might you suggest that would blend with the ...

Q: This spring I reseeded my lawn with bermuda grass over St. Augustine. Now the bermuda has taken over one-fourth of my lawn. Will it eventually overtake all of the St. Augustine? A: Honestly, I’m ...

A: Spear grass (Nassella leucotricha) is a Texas native plant. I’m a longtime native Texas who grew up playing war games with spear grass seeds just like any other young boy. I also know it’s nothing ...

Q: After reading about your success with St. Augustine grass in your own yard, I decided to gamble and sod my yard with Palmetto St. Augustine last June. By August, I had the most beautiful grass in ...

You may be aware of the common pests and pathogens that harm our St. Augustine grass lawns on an annual basis such as take-all root rot (Gaeumannomyces graminis var. Graminis), large patch fungus ...

The fifth extinction wiped out the dinosaurs. Scientists say we humans have started the sixth extinction. What are we doing to our planet to cause this? One major factor, among many, is our use of ...