 05/24/2018 08:50 AM
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RustyTruck
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That's awesome.
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05/24/2018 09:06 AM
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worksuxgetsponsered
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Im using your pics to convince my girlfriend to switch our yard.
Looks awesome, Scom.
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Edited: 05/24/2018 at 09:29 AM by worksuxgetsponsered
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05/24/2018 09:06 AM
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scombrid
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The planting happenned on April 2, 2017. We completely removed the St. Augusting, killed it with herbicide and then physically removed once it was browned out. Figured the one time application of herbicide for renovation beat continuing to maintain St. Augustine. Composted the sod that we ripped out and used it elsewhere.
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Edited: 05/24/2018 at 09:20 AM by scombrid
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05/24/2018 09:23 AM
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scombrid
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Accidentally deleted this one from earlier post. They're stingey with the server space around here.
We thought this image was funny. Looks like the cover of the brochure that FNPS hands out at plant sales.
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05/24/2018 09:44 AM
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tom
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Outstanding!
I did not kill my mixed St. Aug / weeds first. Just letting the two coexist.
I hope mine fills as nicely as yours!
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05/24/2018 10:03 AM
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scombrid
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The coexist method should work well enough. Once you get the mimosa established then withholding irrigation during our blazing summer mini-droughts should whach the St. Augustine. We are thinking about getting some winter blooming weeds established in the mimosa so there's something that looks alive when the mimosa is dormant.
Our back yard isn't sunny enough for mimosa. I'm going natural selection route for the turf area back there.
I do wonder how the mimosa lawn will age. Ours is 1 year old. Will it stand the test of time?
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06/03/2018 04:00 AM
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since65
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I stopped putting any kind of chemical/treatment/additive/pesticide on my grass 4-5 years ago and have had pretty good luck taking care of it all manually (pulling weeds is hard work). Finally this spring the chinch bugs have won, so your examples for turf grass replacement are perfect. I expect to have a turf grass free yard in a week or two. From my experience, if you never put any fertilizer, fungicide, or pesticide on a turf grass lawn, it would eventually succumb to the unstoppable forces of nature and cease to exist as a monoculture.
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06/03/2018 07:25 AM
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Plan B
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Yep.... I laid off the stuff for 2 of years and my yard became a dollar weed farm. 
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06/04/2018 05:46 AM
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tom
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Coming in, the rain has been nice.
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06/07/2018 04:26 PM
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wbsponger
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We are about 700 feet to beach and did not go all native. Had a goal of varied color/texture and no watering requirement. We did have to water occasionally when yard was getting established. Has been about a year I would say at this point. Never requires water now. Some things go dormant in winter with less rain but perk back up for the summer.
Dune Sunflower (yellow flower) is main ground cover. Also includes: Blanket Flower (red/orange) which puts out seed and pops up in various places now including my neighbors lawn. Bushes are Texas Sage which have nice purple flowers that come and go all year. Native Necklace pod with yellow flowers. Blue Daze (purpleish Blue) come and go with rains. Rounding things out are a few Coontie, Muhly Grass, Cardboard Plant, Coconut Palm, and some decorative fat lighter chunks we found on the Withlacoochee River on a canoe trip that we dragged back with us. "Protect Our Lagoon" florida friendly yard sign courtesy of Project H20 in Volusia county. We put down pine needles to keep the weeds down. Was more of an issue when things were getting started but less so now.
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06/07/2018 04:55 PM
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scombrid
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I like it. No monotony.
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06/08/2018 05:54 AM
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tom
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Yes, well done WB!
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04/10/2019 07:03 AM
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scombrid
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Update.
August-December were the hottest and driest on record. Mimosa lawn went dormant and was totally brown.
Had a little warm weather and a little rain in January and February. It is looking lush. No fertilizer and no irrigation. How many people put down "weedNfeed" right before the deluge and hail storm on March 27? Lot of neon green St. Augustine in the hood.
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