Neil Sperry answers questions about St. Augustine lawns, including how to get rid of dayflower.
Q: This looks like Virginia creeper, but the flower is wrong. It has recently shown up in my St. Augustine. How can I get rid of it without hurting the St. Augustine?This is called dayflower, a relative of wandering Jew. As luck would have it, it’s a relatively weak weed against St. Augustine. You could use a broadleafed weedkiller spray to control it. Apply it from a trigger bottle or a tank sprayer for the most precise distribution.
Neil Sperry's first suggestion for dealing these masses of roots on top of the ground is to call a certified arborist.Q: My downspouts have washed away soil and turfgrass in my backyard. I’m going to redirect the water flow to the street. I understand that adding soil is not the answer, but how can I hide all these roots?
The soil against the fence should be removed and placed back in its original spot, even if it exposes more roots.This is a really unusual situation. I’ve been sent probably thousands of sets of photos of trees’ roots on top of the ground over the past 47 years, and yours are among the very few where there truly has been real erosion. I can see that in the sandy soil piled up against the side of the fence.
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