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Dry spots in lawn
- 23-11-09
I have spots in my lawn that look dead, like straw, what can I do about it?
New lawns ( 0 – 18 months old ) can have this look to them.
The leaf of the ‘sir walter’ has curled in half to conserve moisture, because it’s root system hasn’t fully established yet. It will take 2-3 years to fully establish a good healthy root system for Sir Walter lawn.
Another sign of this is when seed heads appear in that area all the time, a sign of the plant is stressing.
Some reasons why:
- Poor soil
- Soil too hard – roots having trouble
- Builders rubble underneath
- Not enough soil
- Soil won’t hold any moisture – sandy, gravel, crusher dust, road base
Solution
Top dress area with good clean sandy loam or with garden mix which is full of organic matter( but looks unsightly until mown) Don't completely cover all the leaves of the grass, use a lawn leveller to brush the soil into the lawn which exposes the leaves, then hose the soil in
A light fertilizing will assist the repair process, put down under the top dressing
Increase watering of this area until completely recovered, the more water the quicker the repair
If problem continues, treat area again as above, but check what is under the ground by digging a hole or using a garden fork.
Same problem at my place,thanks for the info, poor preperation under lawn. gravel ,crusher dust must have been a lazy landscaper. will attend to my lawn straight away.
My Sir Walter lawn has quite a few brown dry patchs, I think its from all the hot & dry weather. Now that we have just had some rain should I fertilize & will these areas bounce back ?
Yes it will recover, as soon as the weather improves, and fertilize these areas with a little top dressing over them, little bits often are better don't over do it.
Hi Terry, my lawn seems to be suffering a similar fate to a few others I read on your website. It's about 4 years old now and your team did a big "dethatch"job on it about 18 months ago. I have a few photos that I will send either seperately or with this mail. I have fertilized (November) and all loooked reasonably good after that. Watering has been regular but somewhat sparingly acting on your advice to not overdo the irrigation. My main concern is that it might be grub infestation but I have not seen any evidence of that above ground. What do you recommend? I'm guessing a soil todress and fertilizer and perhaps less sever mowing but I will hold off until I hear from you or your team. You may remember the lawn.
Looking foreward to hearing from you in due course.
Cheers
Lionel
It will need topdressing like the rest of the other lawns, this aids recovery, but just watch out for lawn grubs in the next couple of months being March/April as your lawn will be lush and green after you top dress.
Hi
My lawn goes brown after i cut it is it i cut it to stort or because its the hot weather
thanks