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3 week old turf.....should it look like this?

lisawright.rnclisawright.rnc Posts: 3
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Hi, we laid a new lawn 3 weeks ago. It was lush and green. Have watered daily, kept off it etc. It now looks like this. Should I be worried? Do I need to rectify something? Thanks for anyone's help.

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  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    No it shouldn't, but I have established turf which has developed circular dead patches like those in your first and third images.  No idea what has caused them and I've never had a problem like that before.
  • lisawright.rnclisawright.rnc Posts: 3
    Thanks, that's not giving me confidence :/
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Several things spring to mind, dog or fox wee.
    Possible poor drainage in those areas or something buried underneath.
    Don't cut your lawn too soon or too short. I was told that the length of the grass roots mirrored the length of the grass, short grass = short roots so not enough to sustain the grass.
    Not much you can do now but an autumn feed will help.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    If you haven't got a dog, my guess would be something buried underneath affecting drainage as @k67 suggests
  • lisawright.rnclisawright.rnc Posts: 3
    Thank you for your help. I shall keep an eye on it, and leave it to grow longer before cutting again. What feed do you suggest in the autumn?
  • jameswallace84jameswallace84 Posts: 5
    edited July 2020

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    There are many Autumn lawn feeds available (make sure you select one clearly marked as such).
    Personally I would avoid one containing moss killer for a new lawn. 
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    I don't have a dog either and the brown areas are all virtually identical sizes and perfect circles.  I wouldn't expect a fox to piddle that accurately.  I haven't seen any evidence of a fox in our garden for years.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I have one of those on my 'lawn'. I assumed it was fox pee.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • petejebbpetejebb Posts: 1
    Our lawn was re-turfed in 2019 and at the beginning of this year didn't look very good despite a wet winter. It was very patchy and brown in large patches with brown blades in between the green ones. I suspected a hydration problem. When my lawn treatment man came he tutted and tutted for a while before suggesting applying a wetting agent, to which I agreed. That was about 6 weeks ago and now I have never seen such lush growth in 44 years of living here. I accept that we have had plenty of rain since it was treated, but after last winter it was growing so poorly I was really worried. Could my remedy help your case?
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