The biggest question I get right now is in regard to the lawn. If your lawn looks bad, it is suppose to look bad this time of year. We are just coming off one of the coldest winters in three decades. So it may take even longer before it even begins to look respectable.

If you have weeds in the lawn I would apply a weed and feed for your specific variety of glass. This should be done as soon as possible. If you don't have any weeds, now is the time to apply a high quality fertilizer such as Bayer Advanced, make sure you water it in well. As a supplement to your granular feeding you can alternate these two Garden Rebel spring tonics.

Spring Lawn Tonic #1:

To a 20 gallon hose end sprayer;fill ½ with beer (any cheep canned beer will do) and the other ½ with lemon ammonia. Leave room for three table spoons of Murphy's oil soap.

Shake it real well and you will be able to cover 1500 sq ft. with that mixture. Two weeks later you will apply this tonic.

Spring Lawn Tonic #2:

To a 20 gallon hose end sprayer; add one golf ball (to agitate the mixture) then add 1 cup of mild dish detergent, 1 cup of non-sweet mouthwash, 1 cup of lemon ammonia, ½ cup of beer and quarter cup of Epsom salt.

Shake the mixture and apply to lawn, this also covers 1500 sq. ft.

You can continue this every two weeks throughout the entire Spring.

Chinch Bugs are one of the most serious pests to St. Augustine lawns. They are known for proliferating into mega numbers. To prevent their population from expanding, it is best to control them early, in the spring. I hope you have better luck with this solution, as it can get very expensive to keep replacing a lawn.

Garden Rebel Chinch Bug Tonic
20 gallon hose-end sprayer:

1. 1 cup Murphy's Oil Soap
2. 1 cup of neem (Neem is a natural insecticide. You may need to order off the internet.)
3. 1 cup of vegetable oil
4. 1 cup of rubbing alcohol

Add to hose end sprayer and shake ingredients vigorously. Should cover around 1500 Sq. feet. Make sure you apply the tonic before 8am.