What are the most common problems in lawns?

What are the most common problems in lawns?

We asked our on-staff experts and turf scientists across the country to identify some of the most common lawn weeds, pests, and diseases nationwide, as well as the most common mistakes homeowners make in dealing with them. Even if your lawn already makes the neighbors green with envy, you’re likely to face a few of those common lawn problems.

What’s the best way to fix a bad lawn?

Your local cooperative extension or nursery can tell you the best time. Check our Web site at for more advice. Then keep crabgrass at bay by feeding the desirable grasses with ample water and fertilizer—and by mowing high. Products with dithiopyr, prodiamine, or pendimethalin are typical chemical alternatives.

Do you need to Nuke a lawn to have a real lawn?

If you want a real lawn, you’ll need this one way or another. It is in the absence of sufficient nutrition (chemical, sun, water, all the factors) where weeds whose needs are lesser can establish their supremacy over grass.

What to do if your lawn is too alkaline?

Test it yourself using an inexpensive kit or meter, or bring soil samples to a nursery, cooperative extension service, or lab. Raise the pH of acidic soil with limestone, and lower the pH of soil that is too alkaline with sulfur, though the latter is a much slower process.

What should I do if my lawn is bad?

Grass loves sun, so if you have shaded areas you may want to put another form of ground cover there. Several options require less water and no mowing — always a plus. See Grass Alternatives for more on these.

What are the most common problems with lawn care?

After a brutal winter walloped much of the country, our Facebook and Twitter feeds have been buzzing with lawn care woes from exasperated homeowners (#moles #barespots, anyone?). Fortunately, many of the most common problems have fairly straightforward fixes, as you’re about to read.

How to troubleshoot a lawn mower with the repair clinic?

The Repair Clinic lawn mower troubleshooting guide is your fast track to mower repair diagnostics and part replacement. Start by entering your model number in the search box. Then choose from our list of common symptoms. After we help you discover the root cause of your problem, you can select the parts you need.

How to replace an unhealthy lawn with lush grass?

Start Mowing Your New, Repaired Lawn. Be sure the mower blade is sharp the first time you mow; a dull blade could rip the seedlings right out of the ground. Then mow as normal once the grass is the height you want it. For the health of your turf, don’t cut off more than a third of the leaf length in any one mowing.