Asked on Apr 21, 2012
Trail of dead grass mystery?
by
Joan K
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Trail of dead grass appeared two weeks ago that starts in neighbor's yard and goes to the sidewalk, then continues past the sidewalk in a line into the grass into my yard all the way to street. I noticed the neighbors across the street have the same tail of dead grass. Never happened in 12 years I've lived here. Anyone have ideas on what is causing this?
Trail of dead grass to the street
Trail of dead grass from house to street
Dogs have peed on the area, also looks like a walkway path.
more likely to be something like a mole burrowing under the grass
Brown patch fungus, also known as large patch disease, is a declining turf condition caused by a single species of fungus, Rhizoctonia, and often occurs in mid-to-late summer when the weather is hot and humid — making conditions perfect for the fungus to thrive. I had my soil tested. I paid for mole traps and monitoring. I put down grub eliminating products. The fix was to apply fungicide monthly. I starting in spring and applied monthly till fall. I resealed areas with a fall blend grass and the yard is beautiful now.
It may seem like it's damage from fertilizer or the tires on your lawn mower, but it's not likely. Chances are that it's actually a lawn disease known as Ascochyta leaf blight.
Hi Joan, definitely check for gas leaks.
Well it's 2023, I was on pins and needles reading all these posts trying to find the answer. (Even tho 10 has passed) So many good suggestions. Glad it wasn't gas. But thru the neighbors yard also...very suspicious.