Lawn Fall
Do these look familiar to you? Click on any item below to learn more about these common lawn Fall and what you can do to about them.
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Clover is a Legume that used to be included in grass seed mixes because clover and grass grow well together. The clover will help fertilize the lawn naturally and protect it from insects and disease. It’s actually great to have in your lawn as long as it doesn’t bother you!
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Ground ivy, a member of the mint family, is a fast growing perennial weed. It produces a nice minty smell when mowed.
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Grubs are the larval stage of a beetle. Japanese Beetles are the most recognizable but not the most damaging grubs. Masked Chafer, and European Chafer Grubs also cause damage. Grubs start off as Eggs in your soil in the late summer.
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Thatch is a layer of both dead and living shoots, stems and roots that accumulate just above the soil surface. Thatch is not really made up of grass clippings – grass clippings are mostly water and decompose easily.
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We noticed a little bit of mole damage in your lawn. Moles don’t really do much actual harm, so if they don’t bother you, don’t worry about it. It is good though if you can smooth out any piles they make and plant some grass seed in the dirt spot to keep weeds from germinating.
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Moss typically grows where grass has a difficult time growing – killing the moss won’t help grass grow. If you have moss, many times the alternative is dirt, so be glad you have some moss! Damp, shady, areas are ideal for moss growth.
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Oxalis, also referred to as Yellow Wood Sorrel, is a Summer Annual Weed. As a Summer Annual, it germinates sometime in the late spring and grows well during the heat of summer then dies off with the cold weather. Oxalis is sometimes referred to as “yellow clover” because it looks like clover but has a yellow flower.
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Prostrate Spurge is an annual weed that sprouts in the late spring, grows over the summer, and dies in the fall. If you break open its stems there is a white milky substance.
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Rust is a fungal organism that causes orange / brown growths to form on the grass. The rust will not harm the grass, but will probably turn your shoes brown.
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Thistle is a fast spreading difficult to control perennial plant. While birds may like it, people walking barefoot through a lawn generally find its prickly leaves painful. Thistle has a lot of underground roots and is difficult to kill either naturally or with chemicals.
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