Are you asking yourself why is my grass dying? Dead grass turns brown and can often lead to bare patches in your yard. Grass turns brown due to its roots no longer being able to get nutrients or water from the soil. This can result from the roots not functioning correctly or the ground not containing enough water or food for your grass. Below are some common culprits, and tips on how you can green up your grass again.
Drought/Heat
During periods of high heat and low water, many turf grasses go dormant. This is a normal condition; your grass will recover when the temperature drops and rain resumes.
To determine if drought is leading to brown grass, look for prematurely dropping tree leaves. To sustain a drought-dormant lawn, apply ½ inch of water every two or three weeks during the drought. To green it up again, apply 1 inch of water every 6 or 7 days — about 2 hours of sprinkler use. Or wait until temperatures drop and rain resumes, when it will turn green again on its own.
Sprinklers Misadjusted
If your lawn sports brown patches during heat waves, make sure your sprinklers are reaching all areas. Most sprinkler heads are easily adjusted with a small screwdriver. Low-to-the-ground pulsating (sometimes called impulse) sprinklers are easier to fine-tune than oscillating sprinklers.
Weeds
Common weeds can win the competition with your lawn for water and food. The best way to eliminate weeds is to ensure that your yard is a place where it’s difficult for them to mature and thrive. When your grass is short, your soil is compacted, and your turf is deprived of water, you’re encouraging weeds to grow! You can prevent these problematic plants by maintaining a healthy lawn.
Disease
Dozens of diseases and fungi can turn your lawn brown. If your grass is covered with white, black, or brown substances, then lawn disease is probably your problem and should be diagnosed and treated by a lawn specialist. Proper lawn care — sufficient water in early morning, regular mowing, good lawn aeration, and thatch management — will raise a healthy lawn more likely to resist lawn disease.
Cinch Bugs
These drought-loving bugs drain plant juices like tiny vampires. First your lawn will look wilted, then yellow, and eventually brown. Pull back a wilted patch and look for small red, orange, brown, or black bugs (1/32 to 1/5 inch depending on life stage) with white markings. Thatch removal and consistent moisture are good preventative measures; insecticides are a last-ditch effort because many contain harsh chemicals that run off into the watershed and can harm beneficial insects.
Grubs
These beetle larvae feast on turf roots and mimic drought damage. Use a shovel to undercut a 1-by-1-foot square of turf, then peel back the patch and look for more than 10 grubs/square foot, which indicates a problem.
Pet Waste
Round patches of dead grass indicate animals are peeing (urine contains acid) on your lawn. If you know a pet has a favorite spot, flush the area with water to dilute the acid.
What To Do
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