dead grass

 


hi. looking for some advice. i bought a new build house in mid-november
and the
lawn had been freshly laid for our arrival front and back. since
then we have
had a very bad winter (as you are all probably aware) and
the lawn is very
patchy with straw coloured patches all over. i'm a bit
concerned as i don't want
to lose the lawn and was wondering if there is
any experienced gardeners out
there who can give me good solid advice to
make my grass nice and
green..........thanks.




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iainahannah

 

iainahannah wrote:
 

Is this the first time you've owned a lawn?

You want advice?  How about this:  Wait until spring.

And also - why are posting via gardenbanter?  The banter servers are so
lame, and many are blocked/filtered on sight because they are used far
more often for spam.

 


At this point that is about all he can do.   It would also be helpful
if when asking for advice people would state where they are located,
what kind of grass, was it laid as sod, etc.   I hope it was properly
watered before going dormant.  In any case, if it's cool season grass
and it gets cold, it's perfectly normal for it to look straw colored.
Depending on the grass, some will lose color slower than others, but
if it gets cold enough, well into the winter they will lose color.  A
reference point is always what do the established lawns of neighbors
look like?   Even then, you really have to compare similar grasses.
Here in the NYC area some dummies plant Zoysia and it looks like straw
from early Nov until May.   My tall fescue usually looks partly green
into Feb.

 


iainahannah;877178 Wrote:

patches all over. i'm a

wondering if

As mentioned it would help to know a little more particularly where the
lawn is.
Anyway I'll take a guess and suggest it could be '_snow_mould'
(http://tinyurl.com/yefkl8t )_.

Is it?




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The Lawnsmith

 

On Feb 11, 2:03 pm, iainahannah <iainahannah.
5ea2...@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:

What a great article.  I too have patchy spots that need attention and
wonde if anyone has more advice.