Hi All, I’m excited, like many of you, to get back outside! I live in the northern VA area just outside of Washington DC. I need help with spring lawn care/maintenance as I hope to maintain a healthy lawn. What should I do about the bare patches seen in the pictures? What other steps should I take? ...

Thanks all. I bought some Disease Ex, so will likely give that a try. Here are a few more pictures from the heat wave:

I raked this morning to minimize thatching to some extent. Could there be an issue with the root not establishing itself deep enough in the soil. See the pictures below

Dormancy usually doesn't sit in such neat circles but fungi do spread and grow in circles. Similarly, fescue's dormancy mechanisms don't work that way. I'm going to chime in with "yep, fungus. Treat soonest." And try to back off on the watering, although that's going to be difficult in July. For no...

Do you think that there is anyway that this grass is just dormant v.s. disease?

How much lawn do you have? Rather than order it on line, I would find a Site One in VA and go pick it up. If you only have a few thousand square feet of lawn, you will want to use a 1 or 2 gallon pump sprayer. If you have much more than that you may want to explore a 4 gallon backpack sprayer. Site...

What is Pythiumor acthanose?

Here are a few different pics:

https://i.postimg.cc/LYH5TPhz/Good.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/rKvpH3Ky/Brown.jpg Have you seen any “spider web” looking things in your lawn? Those small areas have the hallmark of dollar spot I have not seen any "spider web" looking things in the lawn. I have a couple of questions: What's the differe...

That sounds like a lot of water. You want the roots to dig deep in search of that moisture. You dont want to promote a shallow root system. Maybe start extending your watering to every 3rd day while watching for signs of stress? The other problem with too much water is it promotes disease. I dont k...

Hi, I am new to the site and mainly seeking a forum that provides reliable guidance and education on how to care for my lawn. Hoping that I found the right place! I had fescue sod laid down in April/May 2020. I've included two pictures below for you to reference. The first picture is from a couple o...