What Shawn said will work. My back yard is Full of clover! I love it! lol Clover is a legume which helps to put nitrogen in the soil, which in turn helps my 150' oak tree plus I don't want to spray a lot of 24d under the oak. I can also find a 4 leaf clover in minutes at about any given time.
Fescue can recover if the fungus is killed soon enough, you could apply a little iron (Ironite) for some greening but stay away from nitrogen. Crape sprouts in the turf are from old roots. If these are still connected to live Crapes then just mow and don't spray them, if just roots, then spray a couple times per year and keep mowing.
Not your typical fungus patterns but could be, Dig into it with a regular shovel, not to make a hole but to be able to pry up the turf while leaving one side attached and see if you can see and grubs chowing on the roots. I am having to spray for fungus a lot right now. These rains have really brought out the brown patch. It's still a little early for pythium but it will be here shortly. They take different fungicides also. Hopefully most of you will only get brown patch.
Ah! then that is a great clue! If it's in a direct/reflective angle to the sun, then it may be a bad spot forever. But it could have an underlying issue. Maybe you will find a concentration of grubs but it could be a very hard packed area that won't allow root development. Maybe there's gravel under there or just hard packed construction issues. If that may be the case, then this Fall before your aeration, dug it up about a foot deep and investigate but also add some compost to the mix and till it up.
Dont know the name of it but 24d will kill it.
Double check for grubs with all of that compost in there.
Yes I'm sure thats it. I have an iron bar made for prying rocks from fence post holes that I will jam into the ground and then pry up soil every 8''-10'' in a grid pattern in areas like this, add some compost or organic material of some kind and water the crap out of it. That can help to open it up but if it's in the perfect spot for the sun to bake you may have an issue forever. Maybe you could just plant a crape myrtle there? They love those conditions (after they are established)
Yes it is...short of Round Up which kills everything.
The best time to kill bermuda is August thru September right before Fall seeding. But it is still best to till it to remove roots before reseeding. The best defense is a mulch or physical barrier where you can spray round Up between the lawns.
Maybe some lime since you dug it up. You used fescue and not a contractor mix? Those have rye in the. It actually doesnt look terrible. If it hasnt had any fert then a light application or even some ironite.This fresh grass was from when I ran a new water line. Was nice and green and thick, now ts thinning and turning brown. I already sprayed for fungus so maybe this is from it, but other than spraying ironite, anything I can do?
