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Questions tagged [lawn-repair]

For lawn-fixing and repair questions

Lawns can have various problems, including (but not limited to):

  • Bald patches
  • Hollows & bumps
  • Insect and other arthropods
  • Mammals (burrows and 'burn' markings)
  • Fungi
  • Frost damage

Use this tag for all questions about repairing these and other lawn problems.

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How do I repair my lawn this late in the year?

It's mid-November and we just had our driveway expanded. Now the lawn in the region is absolutely thrashed. Re-reading my contract with the driveway crew, they were very clear that the landscaping would be my responsibility. I'm a total novice…
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What's this coarse, dark green grass in my lawn?

I've got patches of thick, dark green, coarse grass with stems. Any idea what sort of grass this is, and whether it's worth trying to remove?
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what is this coarse spreading weed from my lawn

Located in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Canada's most northern major city. The summer here started out very hot and dry with many days above 30C and stretches of no rain for weeks. The grass did not take off very well this season and there seems to be…
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How much topsoil can I put over grass before needing to re-seed?

My lawn is very uneven - it seems that between trees & settling fill there are places where there are dips of up to 8". I'm going to get a load of topsoil, but I'm wondering how much dirt I can place over existing grass before I will need to…
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How can I replace zoysia grass when it's also in my neighbor's yard?

The previous owner of my house planted a zoysia lawn, which is awful as I live in a cool climate. It's brown for most of the year. After digging up the entire yard for foundation repairs I tried to reseed with bluegrass but the existing zoysia…
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Is this lawn fungus?

I'm having trouble with my lawn. I know the picture is hard to see, but in the circles are yellow-ish grass. This was green two weeks ago. Close up it looks like yellow dead grass. A month ago I applied a product that was supposed to get rid of…
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Glyphosate accident on lawn, how to repair?

I thought Glyphosate was safe on grass so sprayed it liberally on the weeds in the beds and clearly have splashed the grass. What are my options to repair? What do you recommend? Would I noticed the difference with grass from another supplier? Get…
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How do I have grass regrown on a lawn without restricting traffic?

Here goes a picture of some location in Eastern Europe. The plant with roundish leaves is Plantago and it totally belongs there. So in the right upper corner is asphalt road. Left of the scene (not visible) is a publicly accessible well. People…
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New construction with sloped subsoil yard, best way to go about growing grass?

I recently purchased a new construction home. The backyard came unfinished and the yard is sloping away from the house. From what it looks like, the yard is subsoil, it looks like it's essentially all the stuff building debris/rocks scraped off the…
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What are these rocks/gravel lookalikes in my front yard soil?

We got this place recently and are planning to put sod in the front yard. We know that the previous owner had grass in the front yard and a big tree. They removed the tree about 5-6 months back as its roots were damaging the water pipe. Since then…
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For a patchy lawn, is it better to apply pre-emergent or a lawn patch kit in the spring?

I live in Middle Tennessee, and the heat of this past summer was brutal on my lawn, which is a mix of fescue and bermuda grass. We aerated and overseeded it in October to help fill in and fix the patchy parts of the lawn that died off and were…
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What possible reasons could the previous owner have for burying chicken wire under the lawn?

My wife and I have learned over the course of our landscaping duties that the previous owner of our home embedded chicken wire in the ground, seemingly throughout the entire backyard. It's about 2-3 inches underneath the soil. It's everywhere we…
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Could Lawn Fertiliser kill off slug-control nematodes?

I use Nemaslug nematodes to control slugs in my garden. I don't normally bother fertilising my lawn but this year its looking a bit sorry for itself so I want to try out some slow release (6 month) fertiliser. Will this kill off the nematodes and…
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What's the best way to eliminate the moss in a shady, damp area of my lawn?

I need to sort out a patch of grass at the back of my garden. It's covered in moss as you can see from the picture. I'm not an expert of any sort when it comes to the garden but I would like it to look nice. So please can you give me your best…
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How to deal with water pooling on lawn

I have 3 areas on my lawn where water pools when it rains. My soil is clay and the water takes a long time to be absorbed into the ground. One of these area is bordered by a planting bed and patio, preventing the water from running off. The other…
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