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Tue, May 24, 11 at 18:33
| Hi I need help to identify what is the problem with my lawn, it is a sod lay out 2 months ago, Tall Fescue in North metro Atlanta, I just put Scott's starter fertilizer 2 weeks ago.
At first I thought it was in need of water so I start watering 2 times per week. Now I don't know if I overwater it. |
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RE: Lawn is getting brown
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| I would be more inclined to say its getting burned from too many chemicals. Try watering it heavy for a week to try to flush the soil. -Chris |
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RE: Lawn is getting brown
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| Don't pay attention to elementuu, he is a troll. There are a few possibilities. When you first lay sod it's important to water everyday for two weeks. If you didn't do this, you could have some die off from lack of water. Sometimes sod doesn't "take" due to the stress of having its roots cut and/or the new environment of your yard. Is the sod firmly connected your your soil? You could be having fungal disease issues. Do you see cottony spider web like areas on your grass in the morning when it's wet? Fungal diseases are an issue for my tall fescue in CT, I can only imagine it's much worse in Georgia. |
RE: Lawn is getting brown
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| Yes we water it everyday for 3 weeks, it was green and fine until a couple of weeks ago, when some spots start getting brown to the sides. Now parts on the middle are like that. |
My guess is disease.
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| It's probably fungal, the daily waterings certainly increase the risks of fungal outbreaks in the spring in Georgia. Do some googling, you will find a lot of things on lawn disease, particularly brown patch. |
RE: Lawn is getting brown
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| When do you water and how much, have you tried calculating? Always water early early morning. water during the day does no good and in the evening just increases the chance for fungas and diseases. two deep waterings a week should get you by once the sod has taken hold well. There also may have been some better choices than tall fescue in the Atlanta area. It's getting hot down here. |
RE: Lawn is getting brown
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| I water at 7:30 am, 2 times per week due to the weather but because of the brown spots I change it for 3 times per week in the last 2, but now the brown part is getting bigger. |
RE: Lawn is getting brown
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| Watering more often will actually help the fungus to survive and spread. If it was my lawn I would apply fungicide to prevent the spread of the fungus. Heritage G is a good broad spectrum fungicide that lasts for about a month. You can buy it at Lesco. |
RE: Lawn is getting brown
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| What about using "Spectracide Immunox 32 oz. Concentrate Lawn Disease Control", will that work. |
RE: Lawn is getting brown
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| I'm guessing fungal disease also. Dollar Spot would be my first guess since its a little too early in the year for Brown Patch. You can get anti fungal sprays at any garden center. Spring is an iffy time to plant Fescue seed or sod here in the Atlanta area. It just barely has enough time to establish itself before the heat and lack of rain start taking a toll on it. Too much water can contribute to fungal diseases. Watering 3 times a week may be too much or even too little, depending on how long you're watering. Giving the grass a good 1 inch half hour long soaking once a week will help establish deeper roots than three 10 minute watering sessions a week. Deeper roots mean better drought tolerance come July and August when its bone dry and 95 degrees. Set out a tin can and see how much water it collects from your sprinklers. That will give you an indication of how long you need to water. One inch of water in the can doesn't necessarily mean 1 cubic inch of water, which is what the grass needs every week. You'll have to do a little math to determine how much water the can has in it when its got 1 cubic inch. As an example, I used a pet food can that was 3 inches in diameter and determined that just a little over an eighth inch of water in the can equalled 1 cubic inch. |
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