Lawn health

hyperspacetraveler5u8BAvBw · May 2022

We had this lawn installed 2 weeks ago and we are a little concerned with some brown/yellow spots, on the advice of the fitters we have been watering 2 times a day having only watered it once a day the previous week, would be nice to get some opinions on what to do and if it’s healthy, we are concerned that we may be over watering as the yellow patches have persisted through the 2nd week.

it’s been on the chilly side recently but had a bit of sun.

Thank you for taking the time to read and respond

JennyJ · May 2022

It looks to me as if the yellow is only along the edges of the turves. That's not really surprising, those little grass roots along the edges have been exposed to the air from when the the turves were lifted and rolled up to when they were laid. Once it gets growing the rest should fill it in. You need to water enough each time to soak down through the grass and roots to the soil underneath, to encourage it to get its roots down. I think I'd be leaving the sprinkler on it for half an hour to an hour at a time (more if it doesn't cover it all at the same time and you have to move it). Don't forget wind is very drying even if it's cold and not sunny.

MrMow · May 2022

Overall the lawn looks healthy, it may have got dry at one point due to the colour of the edges, the harvesting of the turf would cause damage to the plants and if it has sat on a pallet for a few days prior to laying this can be the tell tale signs but do not need to panic.

Agree with Jenny above.

Put a tray out and measure your water application or get a cheap rain gauge well worth it, not just for the lawn but for the whole garden. Remember to wean the turf of water once it is holding down go from one day watering to days and so on.

It is also very worthwhile to knock the due of the grass in the morning, one it will return moisture to the base of the plant and also help in preventing turf disease. A simple broom will do that trick.

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