According to Cindy McNatt, garden columnist for the Orange County Register, the causes of your brown lawn can range from grub infestations to seasonal weeds, to grasses dying in the summer or fall. Here are five tips from the Department of Entomology at Indiana State University that can take your lawn from brown to beaming green in no time.
5 Practical Lawn Care Tips
- Fight Snow Mold. As winter turns to spring, melting snow and ice can cause a collection of water that promotes a matted, cottony growth across regions of your lawn. Rake and brush these matted areas, adding fertilizer and water as necessary. Reseeding may be in order for heavily damaged areas.
- Weed Out the Weeds. In cooler temperatures, weeds may retain a brown color as opposed to greening with the healthy grass. Use a herbicide expressly made for thee type of weeds present. Check with an expert for weed identification.
- Hold the Salt. Heavy salt concentrations can promote brown grass, particularly around driveways and sidewalks. Frequent and liberal irrigation can help to dilute the salt content of your soil and return your grass to a greener shade quickly.
- Watch Fido. Allowing animals to urinate on your lawn can encourage grass to take on a brownish tint. Create defined spaces for your pets to relieve themselves. The grass should return to its original hue automatically.
- Those Winter Blahs. Grass that hasn't fully taken hold, sod in particular, can become victim to the winter brutality. Core aeration is often the primary fix for this symptom. Follow with reseeding and fertilizing.
If you're tired of the ugly look you receive from your neighbors about your brown lawn, you can use these simple lawn care tips to turn those stares into looks of envy in no time.
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Kelly Richardson has obsessive compulsive lawn disorder and is
afflicted with the need to share his knowledge with the world. Kelly
writes lawn columns for a variety of home and garden magazines and
e-zines.
