I'm super new to lawn care and I'm not sure what type of grass I have in my yard I think is Bermuda or st Augustine but not sure. My lawn looks very dull right now.
I've read a bit about fertilizer and soil care but I feel overwhelmed by all the options.
What type of products should I be looking for to improve the health of the grass.
My current water schedule is once a week.
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If you’re asking for help with identifying a weed and/or type of grass, please include close-up photos showing as much detail as possible.
For grasses, it is especially important to get close photos from multiple angles. It is rarely possible to identify a grass from more than a few inches away. In order to get accurate identifications, the more features of the grass you show the more likely you are to get an accurate identification. Features such as, [ligules](https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mobile/public/2024-03/180.png.jpg?itok=D5yNs0l8) (which can be hairy, absent entirely, or membranous (papery) like the photo), [auricles](https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mobile/public/2024-03/Grasses%20at%20a%20Glance%20Blog%20Pictures.png.jpg?itok=PLrWX4q-), any hairs present, roots, stems, and any present seed heads. General location can also be helpful.
Pull ONE shopt and get pictures of that.
[This page from MSU](https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/grass-photography-tips-for-id-help-us-help-you) has helpful tips on how to take pictures of grasses for the purposes of identification.
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What zone in Florida
If it’s Bermuda or St Augustine, it’s likely dormant, because it’s the winter and it’s too cold for it to survive. The plant goes into sort of a hibernation mode to protect itself until it warms up again in the spring. The only way to prevent your lawn from going brown in the winter is to put down a different kind of grass that doesn’t mind the cold (like bluegrass or fescue). This grass will stay nice and green all winter long in Florida until it starts to heat up again. Then, it will go dormant and the Bermuda will enter its growth phase again.
This looks like a re-sod job to me. Doesn’t look like a large area. Would be cheap.
Sod
I would rake that out and re-sod. It’s not dormant St. Augustine, because you’d still see it and a lot of it remains green. From what I can tell, it’s in large part nutsedge with other weeds mixed in. Even if you could somehow begin to revive it, it would take a few years for it to grow out and cover those dead spots. It’s just easier to put down fresh sod in this case. I recommend St. Augustine Floratam.