Going Green with St. Augustine Grass
This week the Lazy Gardner at chron.com wrote a brief article on the damage we have done to our St. Augustine lawns. In the quest of trying to have the greenest lawn in the neighborhood, we have made our lawn weak and prone to disease. The more we fertilize and treat, the weaker it gets. We fertilize again, it becomes weaker. For the most part, most lawns have lost their natural ability to stay healthy and keep away disease. It has become a vicious circle that will need to be broken in order to keep not only our lawns healthier, but also keep us healthier. Most all the chemicals and fertilizers we put in our lawns end up in our drinking water.
Unfortunately most home owner association (HOA) here in Houston insist on the St. Augustine, and if you try to remove it and put in flower beds you will be sent a nasty gram from the HOA telling you to put the grass back. First of all it should should not be any of their concern. Secondly, having these large lawns is not good for the environment. Over the past couple of years I have been slowly removing grass from our yard. I hope someday to have no grass in my yard. Let’s see how long I can go before the HOA notices…
If you do not want to get rid of your lawn, there is a way to keep your lawn healthy without the chemicals and excess water. By treating your lawn organically, the lawn will get stronger and require less water and maintenance. St. Augustine was initially so popular, because of its natural ability to keep away disease and stay healthy.
Here are a few good sources for organic lawn care.
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