What causes brown spots on a lawn?
Question:My lawn has been looking great. However, two days ago I was checking it out and there is a small patch that is around 8 inches in diameter that appears to have died and turned brown. This morning I found another spot located 5 feet away from the original that has done the same thing... this time it is oblong in shape about 2 foot by 6 inches. The stuff looked healthy 2 days ago. I water daily if it is really hot and every other day if not. Additionally, I have not recently furtalized but did so several months ago. Any insight would be appreciated.
Answers:
I'd think grubs, too. Pull up a patch of the browning area and look to see if they are there. If you see little, if any roots, it's probably grubs as well.
If it is.. get some triazicide or Grub-ex and treat the lawn. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for application.
could be anything from the soil needing to be replenished with fertilizer to bugs to dogs peeing on it ... just run by home depot and grab some "weed and feed" spray and give it a good watering with that ... should fix it up with no problems
could be the ph of your soil, you can get a ph test kit real cheap at your local, agway or farm & garden store! the acidity could be a little high! be sure not to water in the direct sunlight! good luck!
Sounds like grubs to me. Go to one of the patches and grab the grass like you would your carpet. Try to lift it up. If it raises away from the ground, you have grubs. They eat the roots and the sod dies. You can get grub treatment at Home Depot or Lowe's. Follow the directions on the bag. If that is your problem it would be a good idea to treat your lawn each year.
I am gonna have to say Grubs. they are insect larvae that eat roots of grass. they suck, and are the reason moles come to live in your yard. that is what moles eat. if you have grubs, you will probably get moles. A simple fertilizer- like treatment once in the early summer is all it takes to kill them, and if they are already there, i think it will still work, but it is surely better to get the jump on them before they start to mature.
Bugs, animal urine, needs fertilized and watered could be a number of things
dogs urine.
Could someone have parked on your lawn & dripped oil?
Could someone have parked a hot lawn mower there? The heat could have killed the grass.
It could be something simple you aren't thinking of.
Did you fill your lawn mower up with gas and drip gas??
I'm willing to bet a few weeks ago you had an attack of June bugs. Their larva cause brown spot in lawns. You can use chemicals on them if you want, but it would be so much better to go to an organic garden place and buy something that won't leach into the ground water. They'll also have advice on how to prevent this in the future.
could there be a passing animal.? like a dog.? when they urnate that will turn your grass brown....
Here is an answer that every one seems to miss. If you leave a garden hose in the sun, the water inside gets very HOT. When you turn the hose on this water is going to cook anything it touches, grass, flowers and even young trees. Several common sense ways to avoid it, think. I wonder how many dollars have been spent over the years on this garden pest? RScott
I would say that it is from a dog urinating.
The grass takes a while to burn out after the urinating.
Its not from all dogs. Males usually only spray a little at a time, while females do the most damage of this sort.
You may never catch the one that is doing it but if the spots are near the edge of the yard I would but up a little sign that says: Could It Be Your Dog That is Doing This.
Or if that is to crude for you they do make a product that you put on the grass that will discourage dogs from going on the
lawn. The bad part of that is you have to keep applying it from time to time
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