It is important to mow your lawn high to develope deep roots.  A mowing height of 3" allows the grass to have plenty of green leaves to develope a deep root system.  Deep roots allow the grass to absorb more water and not brown out during high periods of heat.  It is important to never cut more than 1/3 of the total height of the grass off in one single mowing.  If you need to cut it lower wait a couple days after the initial 1/3 cut and come back and cut another 1/3 of the grass.  The only downside to keeping you lawn height around 4-5 inches is that it will develope a thicker thatch and will eventually need to be aerated.

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Floratam Grass Specifications

Floratam grass was created by the Florida and Texas Agricultural departments in exper iments in 1973.  Floratam grass is chinch bug resistant, brown patch resistant and SAD (St Augustine Decline) Virus resistant.  Floratam grass is a type of St Augustine grass and can be found throughout the southern United States.  It is preferable that Floratam receive 6 hours of sunlight per day.  It grows better in warmer weather and during the colder months is enters a dormant state.  Some other advantages of Floratam is it's adaptability to a wide range of soils.  Floratam is the most widely used of the St Augustine grasses.

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