Lawn help

Hi

I have just scarified the lawn but over the last couple of months it looks like the grass is dying.

In spring I had a rich green lawn and overseeded a little bit in the springtime. My lawn now looks like the pictures. I am about to put down an autumn feed. Will this help?

Thanks

 

What part of the country are you in? Lawns have suffered everywhere this year.

 

Hi there

East part of Ireland. Is it weather related do you think or a fungus etc.

Many thanks

 

Deficiency between root mass and water table, relatively

 

It could be fungal, I don't really get involved in lawn matters usually.

Just looking a bit long to me, think I'd give it a cut, scarify and then add the autumn lawn feed.

 

Thanks for the responses. Should I overseed also? And then put down the autumn feed?tha js

 

I think if you have to over seed there must be some other basic problem.

I'd just use the autumn feed and hope the grass grows away and fills in any gaps.

 

Looks like you've had red thread a fungus disease, the weather leading up to a red thread outbreak is normally damp/wet and mild weather ( wet grass over night through into morning doesn't help ) . It usually affect fescue grass the finer leaf grass . Fungicide can be applied it is very expensive and can kill off beneficial fungus so I wouldn't recommend.

The easiest way to treat it is to feed the grass a Nitrogen feed, if you do want to try a nitrogen feed use a liquid one but I am unsure on when you start getting frosts so I'll leave that to you . Personally I would start your autumn plan - scarify and aerate first if you do that then autumn feed . The autumn feed may be strong enough ( does it have any nitrogen in it ) to grow out the red thread but a scarify will help with the look seen as it be removing the dead / brown grass.

 

Thanks all for the responses. I will be using evergreen autumn so I think it has 6% nitrogen. I will give it a go so fingers crossed!