How Do I Get Rid of Weeds Without Killing St. Augustine Grass?

Weeds are just unwanted plants that are trying to compete for the same nutrients, sunlight and irrigation as your St. Augustine grass lawn is. Controlling weeds without killing your beautiful South Florida lawn is the tricky part. When healthy, St. Augustine grass is by nature very dense which helps push out competing flora species, but as any Palm Beach County lawn owner can testify weeds can and do still spread throughout St. Augustine grass lawns year round.

Yet because St. Augustine grass has a low tolerance for many common herbicides, it is recommended that you try a post-emergent product containing Atrazine to keep unwanted adult weeds in check in your St. Augustine grass lawn. You can safely pull small patches of weeds by hand, but that can become a big job depending on your lawn size and infestation.

Using Pre-Emergent Herbicide Weed Control in St. Augustine Grass Lawns

Pre-emergent herbicides are used on young weeds before the seeds germinate, thus preventing the weeds from growing and multiplying over your St. Augustine lawn. Unfortunately there is no pre-emergent herbicide that works on all types of weeds.

The best way to keep your St. Augustine grass lawn looking its best and weed free is to combine proper fertilization application with a pre-emergent herbicide. This combination will keep the St. Augustine grass dense and leave little room for unwanted vegetation to grow in the first place while preventing new weeds from growing.

Why not leave your weed control problems to a professional. Our locally owned and operated company can keep your lawn looking great with professional lawn fertilization and weed control service. We have been treating West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Wellington and Jupiter, Florida residential and commercial lawns for decades and have the experience to get the job done right.

We offer natural, environmentally friendly and pet friendly lawn fertilization and weed control products as an option to our clients. Our experienced technicians can discuss your concerns and the options available to you.