Ramon Aparece
Golf Course Superintendent. Landscape Consultant. Cape Coral, Florida.
Southwest Florida Turf. One Consistent Standard.
Ramon Aparece grew up in Cape Coral, Florida, where his parents instilled a standard of careful and consistent work from an early age. At fourteen, he began collecting golf balls from water hazards at a municipal course and spent extra time with the maintenance crew, asking questions about soil drainage, irrigation timing, and how Florida’s subtropical climate affected turf year-round.
After studying environmental science at Florida Gulf Coast University, Ramon earned certification as a Golf Course Superintendent through the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America in 2008. He has since worked across residential communities, commercial properties, and golf courses throughout southwest Florida, specializing in irrigation design, soil health, and sustainable turf management.
Areas of Focus
Irrigation Design
Designing and auditing irrigation systems built for southwest Florida’s subtropical climate — where seasonal shifts require fundamentally different run schedules between wet and dry months.
Soil Health
Evaluating Cape Coral’s coarse sandy soils and building fertilizer programs based on actual test results — addressing pH, organic matter, and nutrient availability before choosing any product.
Turf Management
Applying golf course diagnostic standards to residential and commercial properties — starting with a property walkthrough, not product selection, and delivering written reports with prioritized recommendations.
Mentorship
Mentoring students entering the landscape management field, drawing on a career that started at fourteen on a municipal golf course and grew through GCSAA certification and decades of hands-on work in southwest Florida.
From the Blog
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Ramon Aparece | What January and February Are Really For in a Cape Coral Lawn
January and February are the quietest months on a Cape Coral lawn calendar, but quiet is not the same as…
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Ramon Aparece | Getting the Most from Water Restriction Schedules in Cape Coral
Southwest Florida’s water restrictions are not an obstacle to a healthy lawn. Ramon Aparece works with them as a fixed…
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Ramon Aparece | Identifying Lawn Fungal Disease in Southwest Florida
Fungal diseases in southwest Florida lawns are common enough that Ramon Aparece has seen them misdiagnosed more often than correctly…