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Solving Lawn Problems Leaf Smut. In the early spring or late fall reddish-brown to purplish-black spots with pale centers on grass blades are caused by leaf spot fungi. The spots develop on the blades, stems and crowns. Eventually the blades shrivel, crowns and roots rot and die and then irregular patches of thin grass develop in the lawn.
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A list of many causes of brown spot and brown grass. These circular, brown spots in the lawn typically appear after a spell of dry, hot weather. Damage from dog urine can also appear as light yellow to dark green spots in the grass. The light yellow and brown patches are the equivalent to fertilizer burn. As the salts are leached out, the grass will grow back, typically with a vengeance. This is a fungus that flourishes during periods when the temperature is between 75 and 85 degrees and when the humidity levels are high.
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- Holes or torn up turf in the lawn. Small holes in the lawn can have a number of causes: birds foraging for. insects, cicadas emerging from underground, earthworms surfacing, and. other harmless insects emerging from the soil.
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Thatch control in lawns and turf To determine the amount of thatch accumulation, remove a two-inch deep, pie-shaped wedge from the lawn and measure the amount of thatch between the soil surface and green vegetation. If the layer is one-half inch or less, it usually is not a problem.
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What Is Grass Thatch? Everyone wants a thick, plush lawn. But some turf grasses, when left to their own devices or improperly maintained, can become too dense. This condition is known as thatch. Thatch is a problem because, if left untreated, it compromises the lawn's ability to absorb moisture and nutrients and can leave a lawn more susceptible to pests.
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- Centipede decline is a name used to describe the most common problems observed on centipedegrass. These include dollar spot, large patch, fairy rings, nematodes, ground pearls and nutritional problems. Dollar spot is a disease that is often seen on centipedegrass during the summer. The symptoms of this disease are light brown spots 2 to 4 inches in diameter. It does not appear to cause serious damage. Centipedegrass that is declining because of other factors may have more dollar spot than nearby healthy grass.
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How to Fill Holes in the Lawn With Soil Digging dogs, uneven soil settling, poorly done grading and roots can cause depressions and holes in a lawn. Removing trees or shrubs from the area also will create a hole. The hole requires filling with soil for the area to be level with the remainder of the lawn. Leaving the hole open will not harm the lawn and grass will grow to cover it, but the area can be dangerous. Children or others walking across the area can trip on an uncovered hole and injure themselves.
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- Restoring grass to bare spots on your lawn caused by piles of leaves or objects remaining on the grass too long can best be accomplished by overseeding--as opposed to bare spots caused by insects and diseased grass that require a cure before restoration.
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Circles and Patches in Lawns Leaf spot (several kinds): Grass blades turn brown (light, dark and/or reddish brown) in irregular patches. Close inspection of the blades may reveal distinctive little spots. Worst on Bermuda grass and 'common' (i.e., cheap) Kentucky bluegrass.
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Controlling Pink Fungus In Lawns: Pink Patch And Red Thread In Grass Soggy pink stuff in lawns or reddish grass are signs of a common turf disease. The effect is caused by one of two different fungi, which appear under very different conditions. For the most part, the question of how to get rid of pink fungus or red thread in grass is moot as it is caused by climate conditions.
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Bumps In Your Lawn! Usually however, it is simply an 'uneven' lawn that is the problem; so take the easy way out, and bring the hollows up to the level of the bumps. Result = Even Lawn! (For small hollows - which materialise as 'large bumps', simply carry out the last stages of the article on 'Top Dressing Lawns'.)
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A list of many causes of brown spot and brown grass. These circular, brown spots in the lawn typically appear after a spell of dry, hot weather. Damage from dog urine can also appear as light yellow to dark green spots in the grass. The light yellow and brown patches are the equivalent to fertilizer burn. As the salts are leached out, the grass will grow back, typically with a vengeance.
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- High Grass and/or noxious weeds. Code Enforcement considers grass to be high when it exceeds 12 inches in height. At that point, Code Enforcement will issue a Violation Notice. Noxious weeds are those plants that can, if not removed, cause an unhealthy or unsafe condition.
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My Lawn Is Damaged by an Ant Infestation Effects. Lawn damage caused by ants infestations depends on the ant type and level of infestation. Ant nests or underground tunneling result in damage to the nest area and surrounding grass or plants, and anthills or mounds make the lawn uneven and mowing hard.n ant infestation in a lawn is frustrating and ruins the appearance of the grass. Ants damage lawns in both small and large numbers, and simple tasks such as mowing become difficult as nesting mounds can sometimes damage metal mower blades.
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Kent Gardener: Holes in lawns may be caused by insects, animals Kent Gardener: Holes in lawns may be caused by insects, animals. Gardening Columnist Maggie L. Moor-Orth offers a little info on what might be causing those mysterious holes in readers' lawns. Every year I get many telephone calls from residents that wake up and find holes in their lawn and/or garden areas.
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- Published 5:30 am, Saturday, July 5, 2003. Q. Please tell me what I need to do to prevent large brown dead circles from reappearing in my St. Augustine lawn in August. -- D.L., Houston. A. Late summer lawn woes include brown patch, chinch bugs and sod webworms.
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How to Fix Damaged Lawn Grass Lawn damage, despite homeowners' efforts, is quite common and occurs due to a variety of reasons. Weeds, dog urination, ant infestation, burnt or dead spots due to over feeding, under watering or foot traffic.
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How To Tell If Your Lawn Needs Dethatching A problem arises when thatch develops into a thicker layer and forms a wedge between grass and soil. 1  Too-thick thatch diminishes lawn health by: 2  Forming an impervious layer that prevents water, fertilizer, and insect or disease controls from reaching soil. 3  Blocking sunlight from reaching lower grass blades.
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- The diseases have been categorized as patches (cause dead spots or patches in the lawn), rings (cause rings of dead or affected grass), or leaf blight (affect individual blades of grass, often over a wide area and no distinct patch or ring pattern may be noticeable).
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How to Dethatch a Lawn If water runs off without penetrating the grass, then it may be time to dethatch the lawn. Thatch is a thin layer of organic debris that forms between the leaf blades and roots of turfgrass. Get down on your knees at ground level and examine the grass for an underlying layer of thatch.
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What Kind of Lawn Diseases May I Have? Most lawn diseases are the caused by fungi that live off of your grass. They often affect your lawn in spots, circles, patches, and/or strange colors ranging from brown, to yellow, to red. Some lawn diseases will look like mold on your lawn, while others will make your lawn turn different colors.
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- Lumpy Lawn. Lumpy lawns are common in Colorado and are caused by earthworms and night crawlers. Earthworms in a lawn are a sign of healthy soil because they eat thatch, grass clippings and other organic matter, recycle nutrients and aerate the soil.This improves the health of the lawn.ince worms are good for a lawn, it is best to mow the lawn as high as the mower can be set and leave the worms alone. However, worms build mounds of soil on the surface of the lawn, creating an uneven, bumpy surface. Aeration in the spring and fall, coupled with light rolling of the lawn, will help smooth the surface.
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Lawn Grass Problems Caused By Dogs & Solutions Dogs that are allowed to run freely in a lawn area, often end up destroying grass lawns. This is done by high traffic, urine spotting, and digging holes. Dogs cause problems via traffic and by leaving urine spots. High traffic is NOT good during the seeding of grass and the early growing phase.Dogs and newly seeded lawns DO NOT mix. There is no grass that can withstand a lot of continuous traffic.....Four or Two legged traffic can wear a lawn down.ogs cause problems via traffic and by leaving urine spots. High traffic is NOT good during the seeding of grass and the early growing phase. Dogs and newly seeded lawns DO NOT mix.
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- A very common problem is that people often perceive a lawn is bumpy when it has nothing to do with soil! The lawn is made up of layers, for simplicity, lets say: the soil, roots, thatch, and the blades. Thatch is the area just above the soil, that protects the roots.
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Brown Patch Lawn Disease B rown patch is a very common lawn disease that is caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani. It is very prevalent in warm and humid areas attacking all different types of grasses like St. Augustine grass and Kentucky bluegrass. The disease appears in circular patches of dead grass sometimes in diameters of many feet.ou can cure brown patch by using a contact fungicide. It is important that you treat the disease as soon as possible and continue to apply fungicide for several weeks after or as long as humid, warm weather persists.
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Worm Castings Problems: What Do Worm Casting Mounds Look Like In Lawns Lawn worm castings are the result of these organisms eating and processing detritus and organic debris. Worm mounds in yard and garden areas can be annoying and make holes in turf grass, however. In order to manage these piles of castings, it is important to answer the question, “What do worm casting mounds look like?”