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| Hi,
Can you identify the grass in my lawn, please? I live in a 60 year old ranch-style house in Arcadia. Just East of Los Angeles city. Grass was probably planted back then. It does well in the sun and part shade, but browns slightly during the colder months. I've been reading articles on distinguishing between the two grasses but I'm afraid they still look the same to me. Thank you! http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0093009/photos/sweetpotatovines/8113371500/ |
Here is a link that might be useful: Picture of lawn
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| Of the 2, I vote St. Augustine. |
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| What is the predominant turf grass species in your location? Are you sure that it's not Zoysia? If you put something in the picture to establish scale, it would be easier to tell the difference between St. Augustine and Zoysia. It's not Bermuda, though it looks like there's some of that in the mix. Whatever it is, it will look one hundred percent better if you would sharpen or change the mower blades. You aren't cutting the grass, you're ripping and shredding it. That causes a lot of damage, believe it or not. Dull blades are a real detriment to a healthy lawn. |
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| Kikuyu is prominent here. But it looks too green for kikuyu. |
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| If kikuyu, the stem is flattened & somewhat hairy. If St Augustine, the stem is round. Definitely not zoysia. In Long Beach , CA, where I gardened for 30-some years, the kikuyu always looked better than the St Aug |
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- Posted by ravencajun 8 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 23, 12 at 4:17
| Looks like St Augustine, I have it in my yard. |
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| I think I see both actually. |
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- Posted by chickenscrawl 9B (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 1:10
| Here are more pictures with a quarter for scale:
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