My Lawn Will Not Grow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Question

Aparently i had leather jacket problem...patches all over my lawn...i had this treated 6 months ago...have been doing reseed, forking ground...NOTHING WILL WORK..i can still see the seed on the ground....BIG bare patches in my lawn!!!!

Could the soil underneath be diseased?????????

NEED HELP!

Answer 1

are you watering enough ...seeds like a lot to germinate

Answer 2

dont know where you are but it's the wrong time of year to grow grass from seed. Here in the south best time is fall but some success can be had with early spring. It's 90 degrees out so my guess is you aren't watering enough and if you so, besides waste a valuable resourse (water) your grass won't take hold once you stop watering. You can go to a nusery and buy a couple of grass squares and cut them up and put them in your spots. Depends on how many you have and how big of an area, that could be costly. Wait till fall and try again. Don't waste your seed this time of year.

Answer 3

keep it well watered and not to short

Answer 4

Sounds as though your soil is too poor to grow grass. Much as it may look unpleasant, it would be worth lifting the top layer of soil and feeding it with some organic fertiliser, replacing the topsoil and then laying turf (not seed).

Answer 5

Use Growmore a week before you seed. Water well. If the seed dries out this time of year, nothing will happen!

Answer 6

Diagnosing a disease in addition to your leatherjacket problem would be a bit difficult. If it was fungal then there would be some spreading outwards of the problem. If you suspect a poisoned soil, try taking up a strip of existing grass and swapping it with one of the bare patches and see if it survives.

What was the grass treated with? Was it done in accordance with instructions?

Grass coverage after reseeding can be very variable. Since you have had a leatherjacket problem, I suspect you may have a waterlogging problem, as leatherjackets love damp conditions. If this is the case then you may also have a disease problem with the new grass seedlings. 'Damping off' can go through a whole seedbed if it remains too damp. Improve the reseeded areas with horticultural sand  to reduce the likelihood.

You can reseed any time when it's not going to be too hot. It's vital the early shoots and roots don't get scorched or dry out. Your seed shouldn't be visible, but only just buried.

September is also a good time to put down seed. The soil is still warm but it's likely there'll be some rain. Don't disturb the ground once the seed has been put down. You might also want to put some netting over it to keep birds off.

Have you checked for re-infestation? Have birds been coming down and having a good peck at your grass?

Answer 7

stop mowing it, it works for me!