lawn

I had a new lawn laid last year, and although it was lovely and green and growing well, I cut it on a high setting on the mower and DID NOT fertilize it. After about 2 months, it started dying off in huge patches….now I’m left with a dreadful mess with what looks like lots of worm casts, which I brush off, but then they seem to reappear overnight. Someone has said it may be contaminated topsoil which was used, as it was raised about a foot in height on top of my old lawn which I never had any problems with. Is there anything I can do without having to dig the whole lot out? Many thanks.

1 Comment (Open | Close)

1 Comment To "lawn"

#1 Comment By Alisma On 02/02/2017 @ 4:42 pm

It is possible that a toxin or disease agent in the topsoil is responsible- maybe you could contact the supplier and find out the source.

Sometimes the death of new lawn grass is caused by timing (planting in summer when it’s too hot for young grass to thrive) or by drought conditions in your area. On the other hand, excessively wet conditions can kill new lawns by promoting disease, as discussed here:
https://ask.extension.org/questions/125039 ^[1]

Grub damage is another possibility:
https://extension.illinois.edu/lawnfaqs/grubs.cfm ^[2]

Article printed from Gardening Know How Questions & Answers: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com

URL to article: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-11/

URLs in this post:

[1] https://ask.extension.org/questions/125039: https://ask.extension.org/questions/125039

[2] https://extension.illinois.edu/lawnfaqs/grubs.cfm: https://extension.illinois.edu/lawnfaqs/grubs.cfm

Have any questions about this topic? Visit us at https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com to ask your questions and get friendly answers from gardening experts.

You can also find us at:
'Like' us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardeningknowhow
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardenknowhow - @gardenknowhow
Follow us on Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/gardenknowhow/