I love reading old horticultural and agricultural literature. Mainly it is for low-tech methods or simply as social history, though there are their notable passages, as above. One of the most famous horticulturists of the first half of the 20th Century once enriched the soil at the bottom of a new planting of grapes with the bodies of starving feral cats he had euthanized (at a newly acquired property I believe). Almost Indian style as with fish. It seemed a bit shocking but he claimed they were in miserable shape. I could tell from his other writings that he was not at all a "cat hater" and instead liked them and appreciated their usefulness on farms with barns and feed around and had reasonable suggestions for their protection and comfort and care.

If your going to have a swing set and foot traffic, St Aug is out. Bermuda needs lots and lots of sun, so thats out. Empire Zoysia does well in part shade and handles foot traffic very well. I have some growing well on the side of my house where it only gets about an hour of sun a day. You can sod the entire back yard with one pallet. Depending on who you by from and if you can pick it up your self or not, it will run $80 (direct from the sod farm, you pick it up) to $250 (delivered and installed). You will need to water this grass once a week during the dry season. Where did you say you live? Im in Lee county.

google citrus grafters and find out what rootstock should be used in yor area and if they can send you to a merchant that handles that rootstock. Do you have salt there. shallow soil, clay. they can help you. In my area only poncirus trifoliata and some crosses with can survive, so I can't help. Also your county agent can help. With citrus greening you may not be able. your agent will know. Best of luck to you

Hello Bill Celeste is a great fig, but if it gets stressed for lack of water it will drop it's figs before they get ripe, at least my 2 in-ground celeste's do! Cecil