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by pintail45
March 4th, 2019, 2:20 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Pintail45 Soil Test 2019
Replies: 3
Views: 127

Re: Pintail45 Soil Test 2019

Thanks Andy, I'm pretty surprised by the "low" TEC. The soil looks and feels like a clay loam...a sticky mess when wet, and cracks at the surface when dry. I pulled 20 cores, so I'm pretty confident in the sample. The higher OM% makes sense, given 60 years of root cycling and leaf fall. In any event...
by pintail45
February 28th, 2019, 12:25 am
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Pintail45 Soil Test 2019
Replies: 3
Views: 127

Pintail45 Soil Test 2019

Greetings fellow lawn geeks, This soil test covers my father's lawn in Winnie, TX, about 20 miles from the recent amazon plane crash that's been on the news. His lawn is approx. 17,500 sq ft of St Augustine grass (no idea what cultivar) and is poorly drained. He says his house/subdivision was built ...
by pintail45
February 12th, 2019, 5:22 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Nutrient availability versus total sampled levels?
Replies: 9
Views: 413

Re: Nutrient availability versus total sampled levels?

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by pintail45
June 19th, 2017, 11:01 pm
Forum: Warm-season grasses
Topic: Help me identify and get rid of this weed.
Replies: 6
Views: 347

Re: Help me identify and get rid of this weed.

Looks like St. Augustine grass. Most homes in the Houston area have it and I'll bet your neighbor has it too. I've never tried to selectively kill it but look for an herbicide that's safe for bermuda but not st. aug
by pintail45
April 14th, 2017, 2:05 pm
Forum: Warm-season grasses
Topic: Atrazine and Blindside apps on St. Augustine grass
Replies: 1
Views: 355

Atrazine and Blindside apps on St. Augustine grass

Gulf Coast lawn here--I've got 7500 sq ft of St Augustine that's being invaded by wild Bermuda and Virginia Buttonweed. It's a beach house and is rented for the summer so I've got a 10 day window to knock out the weeds. Does anybody see a problem with applying Atrazine (to suppress the Bermuda) and ...
by pintail45
March 15th, 2017, 7:49 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Greetings from a new member
Replies: 3
Views: 144

Greetings from a new member

Great site, I've been reading and learning for several weeks and finally decided to join the forums. About me: I'm a thirty-something year old oil and gas professional (Landman) located in Houston, TX and maintain approximately 45k sqft of St Augustine grass for my family (3 lawns--mother, father, a...