[cwespalmore]

I was hoping someone could help me identify what kind of grass this is. My family and I bought our first house in Yulee, Florida. Yulee is located in North Florida, close to the FL/GA lines and 15 miles or so from the beach. I would like to start preparing to fix my yard in the upcoming season, but feel like identifying what kind of grass I have would be a great start. Thanks!

 

[Redtenchu]

First off, I'm horrible at grass ID!

The second picture looks like Bahia grass, I think it's common in FL.

The third picture is all weeds. It appears to be hinbit, you may notice purple flowers as it matures.

Welcome to TLF!

 

[high leverage]

Bottom pic has a salad bar of broadleaf weeds. As Red said above there is definitely Henbit as well as Carolina Geranium, and it looks either Creeping Charie or wild violet amongst other things. Hit them with your favorite three-way product or MSM. It will take multiple apps to get a complete kill. The creeping charlie and wild violets will probably return later.

 

[Tellycoleman]

Salad bar is correct. What are your goals? That's your 1st step.
If your 1st step was to see what grass dominates and try to go with that. Then you may want to go in another direction. With the abundance of different weeds you need to ask yourself what do you want. And how much is your budget. How many square feet are you working with? Your bio says 800 square feet? The 1st picture looks bigger than that but photos can be deceptive.

 

[Mightyquinn]

Welcome to TLF!!! That is definitely more than 800 sq/ft. Do you have any weed killer on hand and have you thought about getting a PreM down to stop any further weeds from germinating?

 

[Movingshrub]

Say it all together now; Glyphosate.

 

[cwespalmore]

Thanks for the welcome. This is our first home and neither of us are very experienced in lawn care. I meant to type in 1809 square feet, but even that is an estimate; I would have to go out tomorrow when it's light out to take the actual measurements.

The yard is somewhat beat up, a combination of the previous owner having 4 large dogs that lived outside (uneven ground, lots of dig holes everywhere some that are even fairly large) and fairly cold weather lately.

The lawn will be a light traffic area. I really just want a nice lawn to look at; I don't mind spending the time needed to make it thrive. So here are the things I am trying to do:

1) fill the large and uneven spots with soil or whatever I should use to grow lawn there

2) have lawn grow in those spots and rather large areas where a shed used to be and a large dog kennel. I included the picture of the grass because I don't know what kind it is and what the proper way would be to have it grow in the bare spots (sod, seeds, etc)

3) elminate weeds. The third picture is on one side of the house and is really the only play where it has completely taken over. There are only spots of weeds throughout the rest of the yard.

Any steps I should take would be great. I figured with the brief below-freezing temperatures we have been having that I should wait some to start, so I was trying to plan ahead. Thanks again.

 

[Tellycoleman]

Ok im going to be frank
1800 square feet?? Looking at your picture this seems like is a very very low understatement. You at least have 3,000 probably more. If the distance from your patio to your fence is 25 feet (looks like its probably more) then 40 feet wide is 1000 square feet . Most homes are 60-80 feet wide.
1st step is measure how much yard you have. Use a tape measure. All cost will depend on your lawn size.
2nd its hard to make a grass identification because your lawn looks like its predominantly weeds. Looking at the photos you will need to renovate your entire back yard to have a lawn the envy of your neighbors.

However What is your expectation? Are you just wanting coverage and an ok lawn? Getting a bag of seed for the bare areas, keeping it watered, and Mowing your lawn consistantly will give you an average lawn as well. But if you want a back lawn like this

Let's get this party started! :clapping:

The reel low PRG (HOC 3/4") in my back yard is holding up pretty well. Had I known it would look this good I would have went ahead and overseeded the front too, but I guess there is always next year.

I recorded a low of 9.5°F on my PWS this morning - I'm ready for spring!

Then you will need to Kill everything in your lawn and start over.
This is the only way you will get those results. If thats what you are wanting to do then DO NOT put down a preemergent.
Do you have a sprinkler system?

Search this forum for lawn renovations. I did one last year( not the best) J_nick did one last year. There are many others. Look at Lawn renovation youtube videos. It is a lot of work.
Let me say that again It is a lot of work. But it is worth it.

 

[Ware]

Ok im going to be frank
1800 square feet?? Looking at your picture this seems like is a very very low understatement...

I agree.

You can use findlotsize.com to get a better estimate if your house is on Google Imagery. You can drop pins to create a polygon around the grassy areas of your property and it calculates the area.

 

[cwespalmore]

Well, I guess my square footage was way off. I measured just under 6000 square feet. Findlotsquare gave me a number only a hundred feet off, 5823 square feet. I bought some Weed-b-gon and sprayed some of the weeds in the yard. As I walked around and really got a look of my lawn, I realized it is probably about 40% weeds; there's a section around 800-1000 square feet around 90% weeds.

I am a novice, but I am willing to give a new lawn a try. How much would the total cost be, what would the process be, and what type of grass would be best for North Florida.

Here is what I had planned so far. I was going to use glyphosphate to kill off all the weeds and grass (would it kill the two trees I have?). I would wait a week or two, then spray again if there is any weeds that come back up. Wait again, use topsoil to fill in the holes and level out the ground. Then, lay new seed? Am I on the right track? I was thinking about Bermuda or centipedegrass? Anyone prefer one over the other? I was looking at this: https://hancockseed.com/hancocks-highlander-turf-bermuda-10-lb-bag-1042.html Bermuda Turf

Oh and I forgot, the house came with a good irrigation system already installed.

 

[Mightyquinn]

Have you priced out sod yet? It might be a little extra but it will be a little less prep work and you will have an instant lawn. I don't know what your exact plans are with your lawn but Centipede will be less care once it's installed/grown in but it is a very slow grower so it doesn't repair itself from damage as fast as bermuda will. You will also never get that dark green lawn either with Centipede.

You are on the right track with your prep work though if you are planning on doing a full renovation.