"Daremo" wrote in message
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I got a load of compost from my dad's horse ranch, made from Arabian horse
dung and hay and clippings and the like. He warned me that it was very
"rich", but I got it and put it all over my lawn anyway. Well, now it is
all brown, and the areas I put more compost on are the brownest. I guess
I
"burned" it. I've been watering profusely (every other day, as we've had
over 23 days of over 90 degrees temp w/o rain) in hopes of bringing it
back.
It is St. Augustine, and I live in North Austin Texas. The soil is very
clay-ish, and I can see roots of the grass in runners that evidently have
to
place to go. Is there anything I can do to salvage this grass? I cannot
afford to replant or re-sod right now. This is my first lawn (obviously!)
and I need help.

Thanks

Daremo



I'm no expert but I live in South Florida where the only grass that really
thrives is St. Augustine. The grass has gone through droughts, continuous
rain and every other thing that Mother Nature could throw at it and it
always survives. Water it normally and give it a chance. By the way, where
you have clay, we have sand and crushed coral.