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Yellow grass

mandy.troopmandy.troop Posts: 4
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Help Help I have had my lawn turfed last year, it was going well until a couple of weeks ago, my husband fed the lawn with miracle grow, well a couple of days later there is yellow patches all over the lawn, it’s such a mess I could cry all the hard work we have put into it, we have pulled all the yellow patches up, it looked liked the roots was black, top soiled it then grass seeded and watered it, does anyone think it was the miracle grow maybe he put to much on. 

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    edited July 2020
    Grass can bounce back from over fertilization so don't worry too much about it. There is no need to pull patches that are yellow out, gently rake over the area and keep it well watered if there has been no rain in your area. 

    May need a photograph of your lawn for good advice, but yellowing tends to be weak growth, lack of nitrogen or even too damp and poor drainage. Sudden yellow patches may be obstruction under the soil or pet urine damage. 
  • mandy.troopmandy.troop Posts: 4

  • mandy.troopmandy.troop Posts: 4
    thank you for your quick response I have sent some pictures, as you can see my husband re- grassed some areas, but stopped after your advice Thank you 
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    Thanks for posting some photos. It looks like chemical burn from over-fertilization. Either way, rake the areas and water the areas if no rain, in time, the grass will rejuvenate and grow back. In rare cases, if it does not, your husband may re-seed. The best time is in late September to October. Re-seeding now tends to be tougher as there will be a lot of watering in.
  • mandy.troopmandy.troop Posts: 4
    Thank you so much for your help 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Patience is a great gardening virtue.   To help your lawn recover, keep it watered in dry spells and make sure the blades on the mower are high so that the grass is left longer as this will help it feed stronger roots to get it thru winter and in good nick for spring.   Give it time to settle and no more chemicals while it gets established.
     
    As @Borderline says, you can re-seed in autumn when temperatures and moisture at at more suitable levels for good germination.   Here's some info tha may help - https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=438

     
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