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Posted by JenniferRaey Wa (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 15, 11 at 18:39

Hello,
Our backyard close to the house is always brownish yellow; The lawn way in back where it is shaded is green. The backyard has Southern Exposure. We have a septic in back also, and near it is a triple patch of weeds. My son got the grass very short and watered each day to get the root. Now it is actually trying to get green where it never did before, but the weeds are taller than they've ever been as well, and spreading. Mushroom rings in back also. Front yard area near house mostly dirt, yet with all the watering is green lush grass; The rest of it was mostly yellow, some light green. Moss growing in, some mushrooms, lots of weedy grass with tiny yellow flowers. With all the watering, more green now than yellow. Renting house. The landlord unsure of grass type; thought it had some fescue, some bent, he said, like an orchard grass. I took some pictures. Need to know the type, and what to do to correct these problems. thanks

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Probably the surface near the house should be flower beds simply because of the reflected heat from the building. That heat continues to dry the nearby soil after the sun goes down.

For the rest of the yard, the standard 1-2-3 of lawn care is as follows:


  1. Water deeply and infrequently. Deeply means at least an hour in every zone, all at once. Infrequently means monthly during the cool months and no more than weekly during the hottest part of summer. If your grass looks dry before the month/week is up, water longer next time. Deep watering grows deep, drought resistant roots. Infrequent watering allows the top layer of soil to dry completely which kills off many shallow rooted weeds.

  2. Mulch mow at the highest setting on your mower. Most grasses are the most dense when mowed tall. Bermuda, centipede, and bent grasses are the most dense when mowed at the lowest setting on your mower. Dense grass shades out weeds and uses less water when tall. Dense grass feeds the deep roots you're developing in 1 above.

  3. Fertilize regularly. I fertilize 4 times per year using organic fertilizer. Which fertilizer you use is much less important than numbers 1 and 2 above.

The issues you are having should all go away by following these. Yes, (most) weeds will go away simply by not catering to them with frequent watering and mowing short.

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