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  • Answered by
    Heather on
    November 22, 2010
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    Thatch is actually not caused by lawn clippings. This is a common misbelief. It occurs when dead material builds up from the bottom of the lawn, rather than the top. Common causes of thatch are overwatering or overuse of high nitrogen fertilizer or mowing the blades to short.

     

    I would recommend taking a look at how you are caring for your lawn. Is it possible that you are unintentionally doing one of these things?

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    Nikki on
    November 22, 2010
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    It sounds more like you may have a fungus. This article may help you figure out which one: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/grass-fungus.htm

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    Nikki on
    December 22, 2010
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    Yes! It's possible to transfer the fungus from one lawn to another with mowing equipment, as well as one's shoes, from infected lawns that have recently been cut. For instance, Pythium is a fungus that can literally wipe out a lawn over night and is transferred by mowers. If you hire an outside maintenance service, you may want discuss with them the precautions they take to avoid the spreading of disease.

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    matthewstrutt12 on
    July 5, 2017
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    I agree that Fungus can spread from one to another lawn and even it is hard to remove if you have no information regarding it.

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  • Answered by
    roedl on
    December 29, 2010
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    Yes, but your lawn must have the right conditions inorder for it to grow.

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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    January 28, 2011
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    Your mushrooms may be caused by a neighbor's yard. The mushrooms you see in your yard are the fruits of a mushroom fungus. These fungi have systems that can literally be miles wide, though in most cases they are a few yards wide. If your neighbor has a yard where mushrooms may flourish, it may be spilling over and fruiting in your yard. Think along the lines of an apple tree that they may have planted in their yard but whose branches and fruit fall into your yard.

    Treat your yard with a fungicide to kill the branches that are in your yard. This may be enough to keep it from your yard in the future if the conditions in your yard are not favorable for mushroom growth.

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    Nikki on
    February 18, 2011
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    Try dethatching the lawn. That contributes to mushroom growth. Here is more information, if you have not read the article yet: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/eliminate-mushrooms-in-your-lawn.htm

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  • Answered by
    ChristinaPzone6 on
    September 3, 2020
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    It could be your lawn is getting too much water or watering too late in the day.

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  • Answered by
    Heather on
    February 27, 2011
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    It is likely that grass will not grow in those conditions. I would consider creating a rain garden to help drain off the standing water (https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/spaces/rain-garden-design.htm) and then once the area is drier, plant a shade tolerant grass (https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/shade-tolerant-grass.htm)

    These articles may also help:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/growing-grass-shade.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tips-for-growing-grass-under-a-tree.htm

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    agape on
    March 7, 2011
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    Tile area first to promote proper drainage, next make sure that your problem isn't from shallow root system from your trees depriving grass of vital nutrients.
    If your trees are the problem than you probably will not be able to grow grass without removal or thinning of your trees to allow sunlight in.
    If this is not an option have a soil test done to determine PH
    Plant a shade tolerant grass

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    Heather on
    March 5, 2011
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    I would not mix sand into your soil. It sounds like you have some clay issues and sand and clay make concrete. Instead, just focus on adding top soil and organic material. These articles will help you as well:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/yard-drainage-problems.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/how-to-improve-clay-soil.htm

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