burnt lawn

[Adam]

I fertilized my lawn and there are a few burn spots. I use Scotts which is not suppose to burn , but i gusse too much fell in the sections where the burn spots are.


What can i do help this problem (other than just wait for it to grow out)?

[Just Doug1]

The best you can do is water the affected areas to dilute any "hot spots" and reseed, IMO.

[Dr.Dan]

Any fertilizer will burn the grass if you get too much on one spot... always make sure you shut off the spreader before you stop.

The only thing you can do is just keep flooding the affected areas with water, and just let it grow back... seeding will take just as long to start growing, and you have to keep the ground wet while it's starting... not ideal at this time of the year.

Seeding should be limited to spring and fall when it's not as hot.

[Adam]

any time frame

weeks?????///

months??????

until it returns to normal

[Dr.Dan]

It does depend on a few things, like the amount of moister, but it should be almost back to normal in a few weeks if you flood it out really well a few times.

Flooding it out helps spread the excess fertilizer around... the better you do it, the sooner it can start to recover.
If it's been this way for weeks already, and you did nothing to move the excess, it could be allot further damaged... and take longer to recover.

[Adam]

well the minute it started to burn i flooded it so i gusse i did all that i can

:( 80% of the lawn is super green but the 20% of yellow just ruins it so much

[Nave]

its just grass..

[Mr. Apollo]

The grass may or may not grown back. You're best bet is to water it frequently and give it a week. If nothing happens the you can either tear it up and reseed, or just chop up the lawn and reseed.

[Mouse]

A healthy lawn depends on your perspective. :)

[Mischief007]

its just grass..

Thank you. It's just there. People watering lawns....geez. We need the water for other things.

[Adam]

its not just a lawn its part of my house.

People spend most of their money towards buying their homes and it amazes me how some people can keep it so nasty and care so little.

[Nave]

lol, care so little? thats a perspective, perhaps its because we care about more important things than what we walk on

[chevy]

All that stuff always burns the grass...tried all kinds of it....remember...theres a watering ban out right now.You could get your water shut off by the city.Grass is not important right now...they list what is. I didnt know there was a ban until last week.I seen all my nieghbours watering thier lawns.Mine is just as brown as everyone elses :(

[Mr. Apollo]

lol, care so little? thats a perspective, perhaps its because we care about more important things than what we walk onNo not really. It's the small things that set people apart. Go into any "bad" neighbourhood and you'll see that more often then not the houses are not maintained. Why? Because the people don't care. Studies have shown time and time again that if a neighbourhood gets together to clean it up the community experiences a turn around. Businesses come back, property value increases, and crime decreases. It all has to do with pride in ownership. Why do you think municipalities have laws on maintaining your front lawn?

Taking care of the small things, like keeping your house clean, your lawn nice, yourself well groomed, etc shows that you take pride in things. Why do you think businesses pay so much money to have their gronds well maintained. Don't they have more important things to worry about? Yes, but looking successful is just as important as being successful.

What do you think would happen if a person looking for a promotion invited their boss over for dinner and the person and an overgorwn weed infested brown lawn. Sure the guy may be fantastic at his job but the boss is going to wonder "Why doesn't the guy take care of his lawn? If he's this lazy and careless with his own house what is he doing to my business?"

[Adam]

No not really. It's the small things that set people apart. Go into any "bad" neighbourhood and you'll see that more often then not the houses are not maintained. Why? Because the people don't care. Studies have shown time and time again that if a neighbourhood gets together to clean it up the community experiences a turn around. Businesses come back, property value increases, and crime decreases. It all has to do with pride in ownership. Why do you think municipalities have laws on maintaining your front lawn?

Taking care of the small things, like keeping your house clean, your lawn nice, yourself well groomed, etc shows that you take pride in things. Why do you think businesses pay so much money to have their gronds well maintained. Don't they have more important things to worry about? Yes, but looking successful is just as important as being successful.

What do you think would happen if a person looking for a promotion invited their boss over for dinner and the person and an overgorwn weed infested brown lawn. Sure the guy may be fantastic at his job but the boss is going to wonder "Why doesn't the guy take care of his lawn? If he's this lazy and careless with his own house what is he doing to my business?"

Mr. Apollo, :)

:bsu:

well said

[Neal]

If I am not mistake, (and I may be) lime should help neutralize the nitrogen component of the fertilizer that is burning. Check with your local garden centre.

Neal.

[Adam]

lime, like the fruit

squeez a lime add it to a watering can of water?

[nimrod]

Adam you did mention that you had used Scott's fertilizer, but did you use a spreader and if so which one? Unless you see obvious excess of fertilzer i.e. spillage then I would hazard a guess that your yellow spots are due to grubs. If the turf lifts up easy that means the grubs have eaten the roots and if you do so you might just see them.

[Adam]

no i am sure its the fertilizer it turned yellow 1 days after fertilized and then worsened over the next 2 days

grubs won't work that fast. I will however check the turf tommorow just incase.

[Dr.Dan]

lime, like the fruit

squeez a lime add it to a watering can of water?

No, it's hortacultural lime.... it's the main ingrediant in drywall.

I've never heard of this before, so as Neal said, check with a garden centre about this.

Can you take a few pics of the damage so we can see just what it is that you're dealing with.... you said 20% of your lawn?? I was thinking it was just a few spots where you had dropped too much fertilizer.

[andyman]

it could also be the local female dog especially after fertilizing the lawn.
if your that worried less than $20 will get enough sod to fix the spots

[chevy]

Thats what we did in the end last year.The scotts burnt our lawn so we cut it out and replaced it with sod.I agree about maintaining your lawn and outdoors but we all have to stick together with these water bans or it could run dry.The algea is growing fast everywhere causing problems and the lack of rain doesnt help.Heres a site for york region...couldnt find one that specified all ontario.I have new sod in the front....it's giong brown as we speak on the corners....but hey , it only cost me $10....so if I have to replace it.Hubby just got laid off too...so not like we have money to burn.
http://www.region.york.on.ca/Publications/News/Water+Restrictions.htm
heres for where I live...http://www.region.durham.on.ca/news.asp?nr=dnews/2005/jun2705.htm

[Neal]

From Jerrry Bakers (America's Master Gardener) website


Q: Help! I recently fertilized my lawn, but I accidentally used too much. It looks like the fertilizer has burned the grass. Is there anything I can do?

A: Treating your lawn for fertilizer burn will depend on what type of fertilizer you used. If a dry fertilizer burned the grass, then wash the areas down with plenty of water for several days. Then apply some Gypsum according to rates recommended on the product label. The grass should return in anywhere from 1 month to a year depending on how much fertilizer was used and how well the leaching process was done. Spot seed the areas if they are large. If your lawn was burned by a liquid fertilizer, water it down thoroughly immediately afterward with water to help dilute it and wash away any residual product. Keep the grass watered normally and out of stress, and with any luck the grass it will grow out of it. If it doesn't, you may need to overseed.

[Adam]

ic :S

BTW it rained in markham so i do not need to water for a while

i will also just water the few burn spots with a watering can
(don't worry i will listen to the ban)

[lbjgh]

I've only had ran once in the last couple of months and my grass looks like crap. Usually we get enough rain that I don't need to water but this year has been bad.

Scotts is good stuff, I'm surprised that it burned, but with the heat we've had it may have been better to wait. I hope we get a few days of rain so I can bring my lawn back to life. :o

[Nave]

No not really. It's the small things that set people apart. Go into any "bad" neighbourhood and you'll see that more often then not the houses are not maintained. Why? Because the people don't care. Studies have shown time and time again that if a neighbourhood gets together to clean it up the community experiences a turn around. Businesses come back, property value increases, and crime decreases. It all has to do with pride in ownership. Why do you think municipalities have laws on maintaining your front lawn?

Taking care of the small things, like keeping your house clean, your lawn nice, yourself well groomed, etc shows that you take pride in things. Why do you think businesses pay so much money to have their gronds well maintained. Don't they have more important things to worry about? Yes, but looking successful is just as important as being successful.

What do you think would happen if a person looking for a promotion invited their boss over for dinner and the person and an overgorwn weed infested brown lawn. Sure the guy may be fantastic at his job but the boss is going to wonder "Why doesn't the guy take care of his lawn? If he's this lazy and careless with his own house what is he doing to my business?"

i guess judging a book by its cover is how you are. Some people care about how they look to others, but some get the bigger picture. Sure your boss might be impressed that your lawn is excellent, perhaps superficial-ism spreads and your boss will give you a raise because your lawn is green and your house is spotless. so you get more money so you can buy more property and enjoy more grass to take care of. and more pride to instill into your neighbours,

oh well, a silly question but isnt grass a weed? i heard it isnt native really. lol i always cursed the guy that thought of putting grass everywhere... well not really i curse the man that thought of cutting it :)

[Dr.Dan]

oh well, a silly question but isnt grass a weed? i heard it isnt native really. lol i always cursed the guy that thought of putting grass everywhere... well not really i curse the man that thought of cutting it :)
It's so sad that you hate the outdoors and nature at it's finest Nave :ibi:
I guess you're rather a dirt yard or concrete covering everything...

There are many varities of grass... some are native, others aren't... and we use both.
And no, non native plants are not weeds... Most weeds are native to their area.

And the difference between a plant and a weed? It's whether it's wanted or not... weeds are plants too... just unwanted...

[Mouse]

Take nave's thought a little further, and think of all the pollution (noise and green-house gasses) caused by the world's lawn mowers.

No disrespect to the lawn mower industry, but if we would all cultivate wild flowers they would smother any unsightly weeds.

I'll take a picture of a boulevard done in this fashion, and post it here later today.

[Nymphetamine]

Actually a 1500 sq ft lawn will absorb pollution and provide enough oxygen to sustain its owner but the wild flower approach does have its advantage.

Adam since your type of fertilizer is in a salt form it’s activated by water which means you really have to leech it past the root zone or allow heavy rain to provide surface run off if you have a clay type soil
or next time if you see a spill bring out the vacuum :hst:

[Dr.Dan]

If you only knew how much more work it takes to keep a 'wildflower garden' looking good.
True, you don't need any gas powered tools to work it, but it's allot more work than cutting the grass (I know a few people that have 'naturalized' their yards)

One that I do like, and is low care, is a front yard that is made to look something like an Arazona yard... there's one house not too far from here done like that and it looks really good... just a few plants here and there and a bunch of rocks and stone with coloured stone pathways.

[Nave]

It's so sad that you hate the outdoors and nature at it's finest Nave :ibi:
I guess you're rather a dirt yard or concrete covering everything...

There are many varities of grass... some are native, others aren't... and we use both.
And no, non native plants are not weeds... Most weeds are native to their area.

And the difference between a plant and a weed? It's whether it's wanted or not... weeds are plants too... just unwanted...

i love nature, but i dont think a green front lawn is its finest. Nature vs. nurture in some sense, you shoundlt need to nurture nature. Nature at its finest is a wetland with tonnes of little animals and patches of wild green growing on its own accord.
or this


and dont get me wrong, gardening is good, flowers and fruits and vegetables fresh from the garden make anywhere smell better, and anything taste better. i just dont see the urgency in spending a lot of money and water on grass.


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[Adam]

i just dont see the urgency in spending a lot of money and water on grass.


how can u see if your eyes are closed?


BTW the way you use nature vs nurture is not exactly correct. I do see what you are getting at but "nature vs nurture" is a concept usually used in psychology to discuss genetics and environment.

[Nave]

i know what nature vs nurture means but i was using it in kinda a play on words. And "how can u see if your eyes are closed?" huh? my eyes are open just obviously catching the bigger picture.