Hi Craig - had a look at yr pics. Looks very much like burn to me, where for whatever reason too much fertilizer has hit these patches and burned the grass leaves. I seem to manage to do the same almost every time I do my lawn. If it is burn, the grass will soon recover once the concentration of ferts. declines, so just keep up with the watering. Where I burn bits here and there it usually takes 2-3 weeks to recover. If it's not burn, then it could be something fungal.
Good luck
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Ok cheers pete i actually watered the garden before adding it but it was very warm up my way yesterday so i gave it a good soak last night and also a quick water before work this morning
The following is taken from a review of Evergreen Extreme Green on Amazon:
"... This stuff works - it's got all the right ingredients - but the instructions should include a comprehensive list of what NOT to do:
Don't apply too soon after cutting - you'll scorch your lawn Don't apply even a single microgramme more than the specified dose - you'll scorch your lawn Don't apply it by hand, as it won't go on evenly and - you'll scorch your lawn However you apply it, don't neglect to sweep it around with a soft brush to even it out, otherwise - you'll scorch your lawn Don't neglect to water it in, even if you're expecting rain soon, otherwise - you'll scorch your lawn
Check out the attached video (no longer available) - that's my lawn a week after application. The previous week, it looked like Centre Court at the all-England club before a stroke has been played.
Your lawn (mine, too - yes, really) will recover from poor application (time, watering and a little grass seed), but this product really needs professional application rather than DIY use. My advice would be to get some water-soluble product as that's far harder to make a mess of.
Don't say you weren't warned.
Edit: it's been a couple of weeks since I applied it and I have to say the lawn is doing really well where I didn't devastate it - lush, healthy, growing well and free of moss. I'm giving this stuff another star..."
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You mentioned you watered the grass before application, if the grass was still wet when you applied it that will cause burn where the granules lay on the wet grass leaves - in addition to the warning Dove uncovered above. No need to go over the top - just keep it watered (but don't overdo it) and it'll be fine in a couple of weeks or so
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I've managed to burn my lawn on several occasions by not making sure it's watered in after application, but it soon recovers. As Verd says the granules need to sift down through the dry grass to the soil before being watered in.
We've had no proper rain here in Billericay for a few months now - a few sharp showers that just run off the parched soil, my lawn looks awful with big cracks opening up, and not helped by my dog weeing over it several times a day I think I must be wearing out my watering-can!
Was 31.6° in the shade an hour ago - too much!!
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I presume that you didn't walk over it once the stuff was applied. At an hotel I was working in the gardener and owner walked all over an ornamental lawn after applying some chemical or other and black marks appeared wherever they had trod. It looked absolutely awful!
No i didnt walk on it mel i also used a speader to put the evergreen on, it hasnt affected the longer parts of the grass only the yellow short grads parts if that makes sense
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Hi Craig - had a look at yr pics. Looks very much like burn to me, where for whatever reason too much fertilizer has hit these patches and burned the grass leaves.
I seem to manage to do the same almost every time I do my lawn.
If it is burn, the grass will soon recover once the concentration of ferts. declines, so just keep up with the watering.
Where I burn bits here and there it usually takes 2-3 weeks to recover.
If it's not burn, then it could be something fungal.
Good luck
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
The following is taken from a review of Evergreen Extreme Green on Amazon:
"... This stuff works - it's got all the right ingredients - but the instructions should include a comprehensive list of what NOT to do:
Don't apply too soon after cutting - you'll scorch your lawn
Don't apply even a single microgramme more than the specified dose - you'll scorch your lawn
Don't apply it by hand, as it won't go on evenly and - you'll scorch your lawn
However you apply it, don't neglect to sweep it around with a soft brush to even it out, otherwise - you'll scorch your lawn
Don't neglect to water it in, even if you're expecting rain soon, otherwise - you'll scorch your lawn
Check out the attached video (no longer available) - that's my lawn a week after application. The previous week, it looked like Centre Court at the all-England club before a stroke has been played.
Your lawn (mine, too - yes, really) will recover from poor application (time, watering and a little grass seed), but this product really needs professional application rather than DIY use. My advice would be to get some water-soluble product as that's far harder to make a mess of.
Don't say you weren't warned.
Edit: it's been a couple of weeks since I applied it and I have to say the lawn is doing really well where I didn't devastate it - lush, healthy, growing well and free of moss. I'm giving this stuff another star..."
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Does sound like 'nute burn' then.
You mentioned you watered the grass before application, if the grass was still wet when you applied it that will cause burn where the granules lay on the wet grass leaves - in addition to the warning Dove uncovered above.
No need to go over the top - just keep it watered (but don't overdo it) and it'll be fine in a couple of weeks or so
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I've managed to burn my lawn on several occasions by not making sure it's watered in after application, but it soon recovers.
As Verd says the granules need to sift down through the dry grass to the soil before being watered in.
We've had no proper rain here in Billericay for a few months now - a few sharp showers that just run off the parched soil, my lawn looks awful with big cracks opening up, and not helped by my dog weeing over it several times a day
I think I must be wearing out my watering-can!
Was 31.6° in the shade an hour ago - too much!!
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I presume that you didn't walk over it once the stuff was applied. At an hotel I was working in the gardener and owner walked all over an ornamental lawn after applying some chemical or other and black marks appeared wherever they had trod. It looked absolutely awful!
Good point Mel - and very true, but the grass will still recover.
Once the grass starts growing again the burnt bits just grow out and get mowed off
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.