Lawn brown spots help...

Moved in to a new property and decided to give lawn care a go.

First time having a large garden or attempting anything like this.

I used landscaper pro triple action and a spreader.

Watered in well the day after.

Now the garden looks worse after a good few weeks.

How do I recover from this please??

 

I would venture to suggest that the clue lies in the words “herbicide” and “moss killer”.

 

It's not a brand I've used or even seen before, but assuming you've applied it at the right rate the dead stuff shouldn't be grass but weeds growing in the grass and any moss that was there.
It's got plenty of nitrogen in it, so should green up your lawn noticeably.

But whatever has happened, the dead stuff needs to be raked out, either by hand, or for a much easier life a powered scarifier.
Once that's gone, the existing grass will spread into the bare patches and in theory you should have a lovely lawn again after a couple of months.

PS some patches may not recover well, in which case you just need to reseed those bits

 

Is it not excessive though?

There were weeds quite widespread, but not in all the areas.

 

Was planning on an autumn scarify and aerate, then giving the lawn another treatment.

With it being my first attempt, as a total novice, was concerned that I've created unrepairable damage

Thanks for the reply

 

Hopefully!
It looked better prior to this. Albeit with dandelion, buttercup, white clover etc

Just unsure what my next steps should be.....

Thanks

 

These are from June and before the treatment

 

What a lovely setting!

My lawn looked ok a few weeks ago - we've had very little rain all year and no useful rain in months.
It now looks like -

 

That looks to me like a lawn that's just beginning to show the effects of drought. Mine's much more brown than that. Pete8's is lush and green by comparison. Here's mine:



There's nothing you can do except wait for the rain to come (unless you are allowed and can afford to use a sprinkler on it for significant periods of time - spraying a hose over it for a few minutes doesn't do any good because the water needs to get down into the soil).

Don't put any more feed/weed stuff on it. It's supposed to be applied when the grass is dry but then watered in very well a few days later so it's not left sitting on the surface for too long, so it's not ideal to use it in a dry spell.

 

I did use a sprinkler the day after for around 7 hours, so that should of been ample.

I'll not do anything for now then and hopefully it'll recover well.

Appreciate your assistance

 

I personally try to avoid products that contain weed killer or moss killer. Especially if I don't have weeds or moss. A stand a lone fertiliser is much healthier and an organic one even better for reducing 'brown spots'. I occasionally use iron sulphate to blacken moss.

 

Thank you for the response.
I do have an issue with weeds and moss, just trying to get on top of it.
Greenthumb gave me some vague advice and an extortionate quote!!!

 

Once you get proper rain @AndyG99 , it'll green up. You may find it easier to avoid any treatment next year, because you've probably got rid of lots of 'unwanted' things now. Any treatments of that type are best done in early to mid spring, when there's a better chance of it working without doing too much long term damage because the ground will be damp. A bit of scarifying in early autumn can help remove excess thatch/moss etc.
It depends how fussy you are about having it perfect though.

I'll not post a pic of my 'very green' grass - don't want to rub it in to those with brown lawns!

 

Will look to scarify and aerate in the autumn. Hoping this will remove some of the thatch and allow for some nice regrowth come next spring.

I'm surrounded by fields, so most likely, mine will constantly get contaminated with unwanted nasties etc

Thanks for the reply

It's all new to me, but starting to understand what is required now