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LAWNMAN333
9 years ago

I losing my grasses , I add insect killer and fertilizers too.
Can you help me ?
Thank you!!!

Comments (12)

  • yardtractor1
    9 years ago

    Check to see if the dead turf pulls up easily and look for grubs.
    Check for a disease.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Got disease?

  • dchall_san_antonio
    9 years ago

    Where do you live?
    What kind of grass do you have?
    How often do you water and for how long?
    Do you have a lot of shade over the lawn?

  • LAWNMAN333
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    My grass is Fescues and half shade, each day 5 min.

  • yardtractor1
    9 years ago

    dchall has this one.

  • LAWNMAN333
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    pH tests on my lawn pH is 7.7 - 9.9 . What can I to do ?

  • morpheuspa (6B/7A, E. PA)
    9 years ago

    Get a formal test. That pH you gave ranges from reasonable-but-high to the pH of soap.

  • LAWNMAN333
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    What can soap ?

  • dchall_san_antonio
    9 years ago

    Where do you live? Earlier this week I made the assumption that someone in Zone 9 lived in the south, but she lives at the same latitude as New York City.

  • LAWNMAN333
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    I live in Arkansas .

  • dchall_san_antonio
    9 years ago

    Sorry, I forgot to ask about your watering again. How often and how long do you water?

  • LAWNMAN333
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    I water my lawns for 30 min. each days .

  • dchall_san_antonio
    9 years ago

    Frequent watering is very likely your problem. If you have temps in the 90s every day, then you should be watering once per week. If you have temps in the 80s, then once every other week.

    Put some tuna or cat food cans around your yard and time how long it takes to fill the cans. That is your target time for watering no matter what the interval. When you know what that time is, then start to wean your lawn from daily watering to weekly with the target time as the goal. It might take a month to get the grass all the way to infrequent watering.