White Patches in Lawn

RichieUK

Over the last couple of days i have noticed quite a few circular patches in which the grass is bleached white. I guess the lawn has been quite wet with the rain and snow of the last few weeks. Here's pic of one of the patches



Suggestions for cause and solution?

Jack's_mummy

Dog wee?
Could it be salt from where a path was gritted?

RichieUK

Jack's_mummy wrote: »

Dog wee?
Could it be salt from where a path was gritted?

Nope, I can rule those out. No dog and no grit used.

frivolous_fay

Looks a bit like mould? Have you had a close look?

Lotus-eater

Something chucked out from the kitchen?

delmar39

I've read about this somewhere and have had a similar problem. It actually looks like the grass has died in little round white patches. I think it's to do with bugs laying their eggs in your lawn. Something similar to this that I found on the internet:

White Grubs: gradually increasing patches of thin turf, often looks like drought stress; usually observed in May to early June or in September and October.
White grubs feed on the roots of grasses, so lawns will show wilting and browning of irregular shaped areas.

Not sure about how to control them I think some kind of insect killer, but go to your garden centre tell them the problem and they'll know what to suggest.

bromsgrovebarry

Looks like Fusarium patch which is very common after snow has lain on the grass for a while. Do not walk over affected areas or you may risk spreading the disease. Avoid being over-generous with fertilizers. If it spreads badly you may need to contact one of the specialist turf care companies as I am not sure which fungicide available to amateurs can treat the problem.

susieb

Looks like red thread, if you take a bit of the grass it will have what looks like a red thread in it, its a mould caused by wet

AndyAndyAndy

Circular nature suggests fungus (like ringworm on a human), the fungal spore sits in the middle and it extends outwards with speuridium (excuse my spelling cbb with spell check) as it grows outwards.

budgetboy_2

I had a similar problem two years in a row... so the cost of treating it kind of floored me... twice... So I decided to take the extreme approach: replaced the whole lawn with artificial grass :eek:. the artificial stuff is still goin strong, I don't have to worry about it!

I'm not saying you should go and replace your entire lawn with artificial grass as it's not the best option for everyone...

But if you change your mind: www.artificialgrass.org.uk

The cost to me was well worth not having to pay so much to treat my lawn again.:money: