Natural Lawn Care in Florida: Soil Test, Ants, Weeds, Grass Choice

32724 area. Soil test where? Natural lawn book? Ants + weeds took over St. Augustine. Sunny. Easy grass?

Soil Test: County Extension

UF/IFAS → Local Offices → 3 in Volusia County.

Treat lawn like hair: mow often, rake periodically, "shampoo" (water) regularly. Everyone's mix differs.

Mowing + irrigating disrupts them.

My lawn = grass + broadleaf mix. Mow weekly, constant height = looks good.

How much time, effort, money? Answer honestly → pick grass matching that. Bermuda hybrid? Or make peace with matchweed + common Bermuda?

Don't force grass beyond its nature. St. Augustine light green = natural. Golf-course green = high inputs.

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