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New St. Augustine Sod Browning: Overwatering and Fungus Risk

Contractor laid St. Augustine on added soil, watered 2×/day (½ in/day). Sod browning, squishy. Overwatering → fungus. Cut back to 1×/day. Take good+bad sod piece to county extension for diagnosis. Confirm before treating.

Soggy sod = disease incubator.

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