September 13, 2008
Why does my st. augustine grass have places where the grass is no longer bright green?
It could be brown spot fungus or from cutting with a dull mower blade. Which do you think it is?
Veronica
Expert
Late in the growing season, many lawns have brown patches, for a variety of reasons. The cause is hard to diagnose, even for professionals who make a visit.
However, if just the TIPS of the grass are beige and shredded, your lawn mower blade needs sharpening so it makes clean cuts with minimal scarring.If the problem is just in certain spots, giving the lawn a splotchy appearance here and there, it could be any number of problems that plague a lawn. This late in the season, there's little you can do for most of these problems. If the brown spots are near the soil -- if the grass looks less green minutes after you mow -- you may have too much thatch. You can rent a dethatcher to take care of this, and now is a great time to do it.Join this conversation.
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