It's a constant struggle to keep a lawn looking good. Every day you are fighting pests along with weeds that are determined to take it over and ruin it all.
Is your St. Augustine grass starting to look like this? If so, you might have the Mosaic Sugarcane Virus. At the moment, there is no treatment for this virus and the University of Florida is working on a cure. This virus appeared in the 1960's on sugarcane and scientists say this is the first time they have seen it transfer to grass. Read more about it
We have been fighting a flowering weed out here on Lake Osborne whose seeds are carried by the wind from John Prince Park that is directly across the road. It grows out like an octopus' tentacles and smothers and kills the grass. The County hasn't sprayed in years and consequently we are struggling to stay on top of it. So far, no mosaic sugarcane virus.
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