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New turf brown on corner

r.saltinir.saltini Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Hi all,

I have installed approx 50m2 of Turf Species Fine Amenity Ryegrass 5 weeks ago, overall all good but in a corner that doesn’t get too much sun the grass is dying in small circles. Everywhere else it looks goid and is growing well. 
For context I’m in New Zealand and winter is starting here.
What should I do to prevent it from dying any further? 
Thanks!

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That looks very dry ... how much watering is it having?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I think the dead areas are too well-defined to be drought. What are the posts, and has whatever-it-is been moved around a bit? The dead circles look just the right size to be caused by those round "feet" on the posts. Another possibility is something's been spilled on it. Hot water? Cleaning stuff of some sort? The only time I got a perfectly round dead patch on my grass was when I stood a boiling hot cup of tea on it.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • Chris-P-BaconChris-P-Bacon Posts: 943
    Pet or animal urine?
  • r.saltinir.saltini Posts: 2
    Thanks all. Water there is plenty, I'm actually struggling with mud because it rains a lot in this season. The posts are from a monkey bars structure for the kids, but that was moved only once in its current position.

    Chris-P-Bacon you may got it right, we got a puppy usually urinating in that area, just googled it and didn't realize dog urine can burn the grass. Thanks for that!!
    We will have to train him to do it only in a specific spot, we can get a plastic tray with artificial grass for him to use. Any suggestions on how to re-grow these areas? Or just wait for the grass around it to take over?

    Thanks heaps
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