I saw a similar message to this one from the 98 archives. My St Augustine is dying in a ring that coincides exactly with the dripline of my live oak trees. The trees have been there about 5 years. The grass is fine everywhere else. It seems to be coming back this spring, but we've had a lot of rain. I'm in zone 8-College Station, TX. 1. Could this be from tannic acid in the live oaks? 2. Can it be corrected some how? Thanks. Jeannine Kantz jkantz@tca.net ************************************* Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a gift, That's why we call it the present. *************************************