Why is my front lawn turning yellow in spots ?

Question

It gets plenty of water , Is there something I need to put on it ?

Answer 1

If you have a dog the high concentration of nitrogen in its urine as it disposes of waste will kill the grass of your lawn.  These spots should be about 6" max in diameter, as the urine does not affect a very large area.  Re fertilizing the lawn can be even more harmful to the spot as the levels of acidity and nitrogen have made the spot barren.  In order to readjust the pH of your soil if you do have animals and these spots occur where they are allowed to roam use something like garden lime available at gardening stores.  A customer service rep should be able to help you find it.

To reduce the effects of your dogs urine I suggest you check for tablets that will eliminate yellow spots.  I don't know where to find them but we used to give them to our yellow lab (about 1x daily) and it neutralized the negative effects of the urine.

If you indeed do not have animals impacting the soil quality, a strong possibility could be that you have a turf disease that could be resulting from grub or fungus.  If this is the case a local retailer will be able to point you in the right direction.  This often results in application of pesticides or fungicides.

Also, if you are over watering of turf will cause rot and this can almost certainly be prevented by watering in the AM and by making sure your lawn is properly drained and aerated.

Answer 2

Maybe dogs are peeing on it, or you have grubs. If you can easily pull up the turf and see white grubs underneath, you need a grubicide like Grub-ex

Answer 3

Probably dogs and there is no cure to bring the grass back . Reseed this fall.

They have motion controlled srinklers for dogs and deer if it messes with you that much

Answer 4

My guess is probably from other dogs urinating on your lawn

Answer 5

maybe you wife peeing in the lawn....

Answer 6

Do you have a dog?

Puppy p**s kills grass.  Or there could be acidic pine needles which you may not rake up in time.  Did someone spill gas there?

Lots of reasons... However, dig the associated soil up with a shovel and put down new soil, a little lime and grass seed.  However, I don't know how big the spots are.

edit:  Don't put down fertilizer in just one spot!!  you don't have to use it, unless you're doing the whole thing.  It will be extremely green and be a distraction from the rest of the lawn.

Trust me.