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How can i fix my lawn
jimmyennis
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My front lawn is dying. I am getting big patches of dead grass. The patches are growing bigger each week. At the beginning of the season I cue the grass and run the scarifier over it. I then cut the grass weekly and I recently have ran my scarifier over it to get rid of the dead grass. I water the grass when it is dry.
Last time this happened was about 3 years ago. The whole lawn died. I scraped the dead grass off and reseeded it.
Below is a link to a photo of my lawn
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g279/jimmyennis/1499607779857_zpsdknddlmo.jpg
Last edited: 09 July 2017 15:58:29
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Can't view your pic but scarifying is best done at the start of the growing season or in Autumn... As long as the soil isn't too wet or dry.
Scarifying at this time of year is bad news for the grass unless the soil water content is right.
It was an exceptionally dry spring and scarifying may have damaged the grass beyond repair. Also, cutting grass short can kill it, especially in drought conditions.
Scarifying to remove dead grass will lead to more dead grass. There's some good lawn care books on Amazon and they seriously cheap and a great investment for lawn care.
Raise the blade higher but after this dry spring & scorching Summer most lawns in the South are looking like yours, especially if on clay soil.
I'd reckon that's been scalped to within an inch of it's life, and then it's dried out because of the sun and high temps.
If you're in an area that gets hot, dry weather, like the recent spell many have experienced, it's better to leave the grass a bit longer. Grass needs moisture, and incessant heat will just frazzle it. First decent spell of rain and it will probably bounce back to life. It's quite hard to kill, but having it too short and too dry will certainly do it
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...