How to Prepare Your Southwest Florida Yard Before Hurricane Season
Learn how to prepare your Southwest Florida lawn, trees, and beds before hurricane season arrives. Essential steps for drainage, turf care, and yard debris.
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Written for Southwest Florida conditions, with the answer stated plainly before the explanation.
Learn how to prepare your Southwest Florida lawn, trees, and beds before hurricane season arrives. Essential steps for drainage, turf care, and yard debris.
Rainy season can push St. Augustine growth past a weekly cut, while winter slows it down. The one-third rule, a realistic monthly cadence, and the signs a lawn is being cut too short.
Watering problems, chinch bugs, thatch and nutrient issues all produce yellow grass in Southwest Florida. The shape of the damage is usually the first real clue.
Mulch feeds the soil and holds moisture. Rock lasts for years and stays put in a storm. The right answer usually depends on what is actually growing in the bed.
Old fronds browning from the bottom of the canopy is normal. Browning that starts at the tips of new growth is not. Here is how to tell the difference before you trim.
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