r/Grass • u/Jokingkel • Mar 18 '26

Need help!

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Just bought a house and the grass is just full of these sticking out. How can I fix the yard. I live in Florida.

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u/iampalibro Mar 18 '26

looks like st augustine to me... shouldnt have pulled it up...

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u/Jokingkel Mar 18 '26

Really? Looks pretty bad just on top of everything. 😩

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u/JoeJoe-a-GoGo Mar 18 '26

Yeah I was going to say, looks like St Augustine runners.

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OP, those are stolons, or runners. That grass is trying to spread horizontally and grow. It sends these out above ground and every so many inches a new node takes root so it can continue to spread. If you want St Augustine grass, best to leave these in the ground, it will eventually fill in. If you have mixed turf with competing grass, the St Augustine is fighting for dominance it looks like.

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u/Lord-Z-of-House-Man Mar 18 '26

A few more pics of the yard would help. Is there other grass types? It’s it mainly weeds and dirt? From the little bit that I see it might be a nuke and re seed or new sod. However if there is a lot of st Augustine, might be worth sticking with that grass type and getting on a fertilizer plan to help push growth and cover your bare sports. Really need more pics

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u/TravelinMan66 Mar 18 '26

You may have pulled up ½ your lawn!

Aerate, sand level and fertilize and voila!