Green Lawn Secrets

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[rintense]

Can someone PLEASE tell me what's going on with my lawn??? These networked yellow patches started lat summer, now they've taken over much of my lawn. They aren't mole tracks, nor dog stains, etc. I water appropriately and Tru Green tends to the fertilization. The soil is a layer of top soil with a base of sand (everything is sand where I live). The soil tends to be acidic due to the surrounding pine trees. I treated the soil with lime this spring, and have it aerated every fall. But it seems even with aeration, the ground is VERY hard. HELP!!! Can my lawn be saved or is it a goner?

[Vor Lady]

FYI ping!

[CJ Wolf]

try some green lawn paint on those spots. very easy.

[madamemayhem]

perhaps you are doing too much stuff to the lawn. maybe if you mow it and ignore it, (have some gin) it will be happier. i’m no expert but my dad worked at a golf course for 45yrs and i picked up a few things. sometimes, grass is better if you just leave it alone and stop fooling around trying to have a “perfect” lawn. fire the fertilizers, put down the hose, and have a drink. it may work, it may not but it will be more relaxing than worrying about a bunch of stuff that can generally take care of itself. although i must say i have seen diseased greens look like that too.

[rintense]

I’m wondering if its some sort of fungus. Honestly, this year, I’ve done much less than I’ve ever done. And it looks much worse. The tru green guy only comes every other month too.

[annieokie]

saving for future reference, thanks

[Red Steel]

Oh that yard is bad. You could rip up the old turf, add new soil amendment to the existing soil, and then reseed. Lot's of hard work. You up to it?

Or you can take the advice from madamemayhem in post 44. ;-)

[Yaelle]

Best to read about the neurotoxins in weed killers before ever using it on your property at all.

People wonder why they get chronic conditions or cancer.

[tet68]

Also like crushed limestone

Works for me.
Kalifornian Green concrete or astro turf if you
play golf.

I have never understood the mentality of
planting grass only to have to cut it every week
or two. I have better things to do with my time.

[Northern Yankee]

Sound advice.

Our lawn may not look as pretty as some of the neighbors, but we're just as happy.

[AFreeBird]

B4l8r

[buck61]

Killing Weeds

There’s a chemical called, 2-4-D found at Lowes or other hardware stores. Easy to use...follow directions. Kills only weeds, will not harm grass. I always purchase the concentrated because I have to treat three acres of lawn each year.

[OKSooner]

Thanks for the ping.

(Kinda reminds me of the Dragnet episode where Officer Gannon had all the ingredients for his special homemade BBQ sauce on his desk.) :)

[OKSooner]

Try looking around here for some helpful information:

http://www.hrt.msu.edu/

[rintense]

Did some research last night and I think its Leaf Spot fungus. In which case, from what I’ve read, killing and reseeding won’t get rid of the fungus and I’d fight it all over again with new grass. May have to call in a local lawn expert to see for sure.

[Albion Wilde]

Wow, good luck with your house. If I were near the beach, I'd hardly give a hoot about lawn. Large decorative grasses do really well in salty air and sand. You may be able to make gardens of them and not struggle with the lawn too much. I have several stands of Pampas grass and blue fescue in my lousy, rocky soil and they are thriving.

Blue Fescue (can be grown cheaply from seed; the white flowers are a different plant, impatiens)

Pampas Grasses (it's cost effective to buy a small pot and leave room for it to spread -- it will double every year as long as there is loose soil for it to spread into)

[07Jack]

“I have never understood the mentality of
planting grass only to have to cut it every week
or two.”

Man do I hear you on that. I’m one of those folks who spends a small fortune paying to fertilize and water my lawn to make it grow fast, only to have to cut it every week. Its like an addiction...at least I get some exercise out of it. : )

[TNdandelion]

Just think how often you’d have to cut if you let it go to weeds? My neighbors cut 2x as much because they have a “clover” lawn. lol

[BlueNgold]

Lawn Secret #1564:
Green Paint

[SamAdams76]

I like to run the lawn mower over the grass and make it get cut.