I need some advice. I bought a house on an acre lot with about 100 oak trees. The previous owners didn't take care of the lawn at all for two years, and it's full of weeds, clover, sticker burrs, etc. I did some weed & feed in September of last year and that seemed to kill off a lot of the bad stuff, but with spring coming up, I want to get my lawn looking nice. I'm a tad NW of Fort Worth, and about a 10th of a mile away from a lake, which should give an idea of my climate. So I need to know what kind of grass will grow in partial shade, and what kind of weed & feed I should buy, and how to apply all of this. I'm going to buy all of this at Lowes because I have a 10% off coupon and need to make a bunch of other purchases today, so if you're familiar with the products there, that would help a bunch. Appreciate the help.
he's a little research you can do. I would check out what good lawns people have around you...maybe talk to your neighbors http://www.outsidepride.com/resources/states/texas.html#Best
I bought shade tollerant St. Augustine grass from the internet. I had some extra and planted 10 plugs under an oak tree in my backyard. It completely filled in the whole yard now and the grass so so healthy that I have no weeds. Doesn't help your Lowes dealio but I definately recommend the stuff. They sell plugs or sod. Plugs are cheaper/easier but take longer. I'd weed/feed now and put some of these plugs in your problem areas. Give it a year or so and you should be fine. Also areate the yard and in the spring fertilize with rich mulch/top soil (prefurably compost) and you'll get better long term performance than using nitrogen rich fertilizer. That's like giving you a candy bar and the have a sugar crash in 30 minutes. Using mulch doesn't give you an immediate boost but it promotes better roots which will stand up better to our hot summers. When it gets very hot and/or dry, weak grass roots tend to loose the battle against weeds. Unless you continually walk around and pull weeds (and even then), there is no immediate results to a healthy lawn. It takes years to build a healthy lawn.
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I spoke with the lawn guy, and he said that if I really wanted to get a good lawn going, I should just spray the yard with herbicide, till it and plant new seeds. The labor side of that sucks, but I'd rather do it right. krosfyah- do you have a link for that stuff? Thanks everyone for the input. Rep for everyone who responded. Even the goofballs! :grin:
