I have a love-hate relationship with St. Augustine grass. When it is acting right, it is the best yard grass around. When it isn’t, it can frustrate you to no end.
I have St. Augustine in front of my house that has probably been there since the house was built in the 1950s, and it looks great right now. Unfortunately, the calls are starting, and after a few site visits, I know that “they” have arrived.
Similar to Ohioans heading to Hilton Head for the Fourth of July, chinch bugs have begun to take over our St. Augustine lawns…