Help! What happened to my lawn?
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It was growing really well until a few weeks ago and then everything just started dying, these brown patches with matted down dead grass.
In the spring (April) I reseeded the lawn, patched up dead spots and applied Grub-X and Scott’s Lawncare fertilizer (the one for reseeding). I don’t think it’s grubs, I’ve dug down under these dead spots and found only one or two under a few of them but not enough to cause this. The ground seems hard and rocky, maybe there’s bad drainage? I’m starting to suspect weather conditions, it happened after a rainy week, maybe the water didn’t drain properly and caused some disease.
The type is grass is called “Rebel Elite”: it’s a tall fescue.
Thank you, I’m at my wit’s end and it’s very frustrating.
P.S. It’s not the dog, he’s not allowed to go in that part of the yard.
The condition you describe along with type of grass would suggest 1 of 2 possible situations:
1. Due to the recent weather conditions across most of the country (high temps and lack of rain), many lawn are suffering from servere heat stress. This type of condition would display brownish yellow areas throughout the lawn.
2. It’s a summer disease (Patch Disease); again, very common with recent weather conditions. This would also display Brownish spots in the lawn; however, would grow in size as week went on.
For Summer Stress; simply tweaking your cultural practice will great improve the condition. Water in the morning only (never in the evening hours). Make sure your mowing at a higher level along with putting down a sulfer coated dry fertilizer.
For a Summer Disease; I would suggest apply a Organic Fertilizer (like a Ringer product). Plus, make sure your following the same watering mowing steps as listed above. There is no product that can kill a fungus disease; however, products like Ringer will help push the disease down while thicking the grass to the point… a summer disease is not as apparent.
Watering amount vary depending on where you live; however rule of thumb is 1 1/2 inchs to 2 inchs of water every week. *Note; not be supplied in one day… LOL
Hope this helps
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