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Why are there yellow areas in my lawn?
The yellow stuff by the street looks like chemical damage, probably road salt like Jurp mentioned, not a surprise Bermuda-grass infestation like I originally suspected.
The backyard looks like a ...
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Why are there yellow areas in my lawn?
Based on your photos, I can speculate that photo 1 shows a poor use of road salt by your municipality and/or the homeowner—it looks like a snowplow accidentally dumped too much by the driveway and ...
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Lawn: Newly sown turf grows at least twice as fast as the "old" turf
"Fixes:"
wait a year and see if it's anything more than new-ness.
dig up and reseed the "old" lawn with the "new" seed.
One of these is a lot less work than the other......
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What is the best type of grass for high-wear areas in England, and how to use?
You need to buy sports grade grass seed - this is the most hardwearing mix of seeds. Where there are large bare areas, you will need to cordon those off to keep the children out until it's grown - ...
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What to do to the dry grass that is not allowing new grass to grow?
It's still pretty early in the growing season (in the Northern hemisphere), so the thatch may not have had sufficient time to break down and give way to the new growth.
But from the look of your ...
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For a patchy lawn, is it better to apply pre-emergent or a lawn patch kit in the spring?
I am very familiar with cool season grass mix lawns, not so much with warm season grasses. I've never heard lawns having both types. One is a cool season grass (Fescue) which can go dormant in the ...
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How can I get rid of the moss growth on my lawn, and improve its overall health?
Now I can see the images, a few things.There is not much moss, but there is dog lichen and what looks like new thistle growth coming through - either that or some kind of lichen growth, but if it ...
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Glyphosate accident on lawn, how to repair?
I suggest option
Get a sharp spade and cut off some of the burned grass. In other words, go and edge the lawn, but in a way that removes the damaged grass. This gives you a slightly wider flower bed ...
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Is there any harm in burying a cable 6-10 inches under the lawn?
My cable supplier replaced my failing line this way. Slit trench, drop and close. Grass showed no harm at all.
However, fast and easy practices have their cost as you will note in the comments
If ...
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How do I have grass regrown on a lawn without restricting traffic?
Best bet would be to use one of the many "lawn traffic grid" products, in either cement or plastic, but that would be better done through or with the cooperation of the "authorities" than otherwise. ...
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Glyphosate accident on lawn, how to repair?
Well, firstly, next time you want to weed, do it the old fashioned way, with a garden fork or hoe, and second, it's best to read the instructions on the products you use. As for the grass, I'd do ...
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Take care of gap in lawn before winter or wait until spring?
Leave it as is until sod is available in the spring. Just don't walk in that area during winter, to avoid soil compacting.
In spring, some minor work will be needed to prepare the area for sod, but ...
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order of actions to revive and maintain (or re-purpose) abandoned orchard
In dealing with an overgrown or neglected orchard, assuming that "orchard" fits what you want to do, major pruning is almost always needed. Ripping it all out is likely to be a step backward unless ...
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What is the best way to de-weed a lawn?
I take it you did not read the label on the Roundup Path Weedkiller, which states quite clearly 'do not use on lawns'...so that's the first lesson, read labels and instructions! Unfortunately, now ...
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Why are there yellow areas in my lawn?
Get a soil test done.
Decide if you are going to cut the tree or not - the acorns don't interfere with grass growth, the shade might. Then again, in a few months you might appreciate the shade, and ...
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Why are there yellow areas in my lawn?
The 'hellstrip' section by the road could be a variety of grass that turns yellow when dormant. I've known of entire yards that do this every year. It could be salt damage as well. If you get a lot ...
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How to get rid of stubborn grass from interlocking pavement
I'm not a huge proponent of herbicides, but this is one case where glyphosate or a similar product would be very helpful to you. If glyphosate is not available or it you wish to use an organic method, ...
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How to get rid of stubborn grass from interlocking pavement
I've found that boiling water will kill the grass for as long as 6 months but you'd probably want to take care that it doesn't also get on the grass that you want to keep growing.
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How do I fix dead white patches in my lawn?
So no presents for you under the plastic then! I'm glad really - that larvae you found could be the larvae of a moth or butterfly because its not immediately recognisable as a leatherjacket, but might ...
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What are these rocks/gravel lookalikes in my front yard soil?
Without actually touching and crushing in my own hands, without being able to tests I would venture this is the result of tilling up blue clay. Do you have clay soils? Have you ever seen layers of ...
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Lawn top dressing - how much and how long does the grass need to get through?
If the grass is in active growth (so, right now, northern hemisphere, where it's raining from time to time or irrigated) 1/4" (6-7mm) every couple of weeks is fairly safe. Every week is probably safe, ...
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Give up aesthetics for weed removal
I think I can offer a little perspective on this. In my own case I am trying to "grow" the size of a vegetable garden incrementally each year. I have tried a number of ways and now know which is ...
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Mysterious brown patch in our lawn
My vote is on the exhaust from the compressor. I've seen similar damage to hedges where the compressor has been left too close. Also, the abrupt line with a fade to green at the far end seems much ...
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How to avoid damaging waterlogged lawn in winter?
The answer to not causing damage to the lawn in winter in the UK is not to walk on it, but in your case, that's not an option. There is one other thing you can do though, and that's to lay a hard ...
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Is this lawn fungus?
If it was a fungus it was not the only reason for your poor lawn. There are other things far more important as to why your lawn looks like this. Unhealthy grasses are very susceptible to fungus, ...
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How can I clean up my lawn from weeds? What kind of weed is this?
There is a family of weedkillers you can use which are growth factors, or in other words, plant hormones. These cause the weeds to overexert themselves with uncontrolled growth and then die. Some of ...
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How/When to Remove Dead Weeds and Reseed Lawn?
I'd pull the weeds now but would still expect them to return in full vigor in the spring because they've more than likely gone to seed before they died. True story - I deadhead my weeds (especially ...
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What is the best type of grass for high-wear areas in England, and how to use?
Your grass is under threat from at least 3 sources: the people that use it directly, people who do not use it directly but nevertheless have power to make your life more difficult, and the weather.
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How to get rid of stubborn grass from interlocking pavement
For my interlocking pavers I spray a liquid product that is advertised as "year long" which contains glyphosate, pelargonic acid and imazapic. It really does last for a year or more with one ...
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How can I remove or disperse clay soil stuck in/on grass
Small volumes will disperse of themselves, given time - even larger ones if you have frosts (that freeze the water in the clay so it expands and 'shatters') but, yes, a rake should gather together any ...
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