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Lawn Problems and Diagnosis


Insects and Pests:

Grubs Grubs: For Spring, we use a product that kills grubs & for Summer one that prevents grubs for up to one year.
(Please see Grubs page for more details)
Sod Webworm Sod Webworm: Recommended Summer treatment.
Chinchbugs Chinchbugs: Insecticide in Summer recommended.
Moles Moles: Lush Lawn’s mole control program will eliminate your moles.
Animal Digging Animal Digging: If this is from skunks, raccoons or crows this usually means you have a grub problem.

Lawn Disesases:

Brown Patch Brown Patch:Water in morning, cut with sharp blades, and apply fungicide if necessary.
Snow Mold Snow Mold: Too late in early Spring but for next Fall avoid reoccurrence by cutting lawn at end of season.  Do not leave it too long over the winter.
Leaf Spot Leaf Spot: Water in morning, cut with sharp blades, remove low hanging tree limbs, and apply fungicide if necessary.
Powdery Mildew Powdery Mildew: Increase air circulation by reducing shade and apply fungicide.
Stripe Smut: Mow at 3 inches height, apply lime if acidic soil and apply fungicide.
Red Thread Red Thread: Maintain Nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Mow and bag clippings 1 time per week in order to remove diseased portion of grass. Reduce shade and increase air circulation. Avoid irrigation in late afternoon or evening prior to midnight. Also apply fungicide.
Rust: Maintain Nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Mow at proper height. Avoid drought stress. Reduce shade and increase air circulation. Avoid irrigation in late afternoon or evening prior to midnight. Also apply fungicide
Fairy Ring Fairy Ring: Maintain moderate nitrogen and high levels of potassium and phosphorus. Excavate ring and soil 12 inches and 24 inches beyond ring. Replace with new soil. Apply fungicide.

Other:

Lawn Watering Lawn Watering: Your lawn needs 1 inch of water per week. Usually 30 minutes of watering, per area every other day, should equal 1 inch per week. Water in the morning. Watering at night encourages lawn disease.
Dull Blade Dull Blades: Sharpen them at any lawn mower retail outlet.
Cutting Too Short Cutting too short: Cut lawn at 3 inches height.
Lawn Traffic Excessive wear on the lawn: Limit activity especially when lawn is wet or muddy.
Acidic Soil Acidic Soil: Apply lime.
Dog Urine Burn Dog Urine burn: Go to Pets Supply Plus and get acid neutralizing products.
Tree Roots Tree Roots: Call a tree service and see if you can prune roots.
Tree Coverage Tree Cover too dense: Remove branches to thin out tree, especially the low hanging branches.
Pine Needles Pine Needles shedding: Remove pine tree or don’t expect much of a lawn. A landscaping alternative is to put stones or bark under the pine tree.
Compacted Soil Compacted Soil: Aerating your lawn will break up soil compaction.
Heavy Thatch Heavy Thatch: Aerating your lawn will reduce excessive thatch, allowing nutrients and water to penetrate into you root zone.
Bare Spots Bare Spots: Seeding your lawn in the spring or fall will help fill it in. You may need a sunny or shady mix, depending on your level of shade.






 

 

Contact Us    Phone: 810-695-7828    Toll Free: 866-668-LAWN (5296)   8250 Embury Rd. Ste. G, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 MAP