Grass looks burnt

keano25 · 01-03-2022 4:14pm #1

Hi all,

I put down a new lawn last summer and the first couple of months it looked great lovely and green.

When we moved into winter it looked as if it was burnt with the grass yellowing in large areas.

Is there anything I can get for the grass to make it green again?

Thanks

blackbox · 01-03-2022 10:05pm

It's probably just a bit yellowed at the tips from frost.

When it starts growing again these will be removed with the first cut.

Personally. I'd give it another few weeks before I put fertiliser on it.

keano25 · 02-03-2022 1:01am

Sorry should of been more specific, it's been like this for about 3 months now

looksee · 02-03-2022 10:46am

Do you have a dog? Or more precisely, a bitch?

Gant21 · 02-03-2022 10:48am

What is soil conditions?

black & white · 02-03-2022 10:59am

I did much the same and had a similar looking lawn so I put a winter fertiliser down in November. It strengthens the roots without making the grass grow.

try a good quality fertiliser and lookup a YouTube channel from a gardener called Robbie based in the north, I followed his advice and it’s working out fine.

black & white · 02-03-2022 11:07am

His channel is Premier Lawns.

Wanderer78 · 02-03-2022 11:33am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718258#Comment_118718258

whats the craic with the bitches?

Supercell · 02-03-2022 11:38am

New grass is often yellow for the first winter until its gets its roots down. I reseeded part of my back garden last summer and its got a lot of yellow now. Hoping it will green up from April onwards as the weather warms up and night frosts become a thing of the past.

looksee · 02-03-2022 11:50am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718497#Comment_118718497

If you get mysterious patches of yellow grass and you own a bitch it is very likely that the animal has been urinating on the grass, the main reason for damage by a bitch is that the urine tends to be more concentrated in one spot, whereas a dog will spread it around more. Sufficiently diluted it will be a fertilizer, but as with commercial fertilizer too much in one spot will burn. I get the impression though that the OP's problem is all-over yellowing so nothing to do with dogs, male or female.

Gant21 · 02-03-2022 11:52am

Maybe all the neighbour bitches urinate on their lawn.

Wanderer78 · 02-03-2022 11:53am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718615#Comment_118718615

the bitches!

Manta400r · 02-03-2022 4:42pm

In a bit of a similar situation. Was thinking of using a product called Gazon Rooster off pergola nurseries in Virginia Co. Cavan. Anyone got any other recommendations?

keno-daytrader · 02-03-2022 4:56pm

Suffering the same fate here. New lawn in last year, large swaths of it Ive had to cut 2x already its growing so much but other large sections its very scant and bare with ground showing and very yellowish tips, no growth what so ever. Any advice?

keano25 · 02-03-2022 5:53pm

Hopefully someone will be along shortly with fertilizer advice

keano25 · 04-03-2022 2:10am

Unfortunately it looks like everyone on here is none the wiser than us with regards to fertilizer.

looksee · 04-03-2022 10:08am

I can't help you with fertilizer as I almost never use it. However there has been lots of discussion about lawns and fertilizers on the forum at various times, so if you do a search you would probably find something - like this, for example https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/83524712#Comment_83524712