r/Lawncarewithpics

Normally my lawn has greened up a lot more by this time of year. Granted, it has remained cooler for longer: nights in 30s F and days in 50-60s F mostly. So is the longer cooler weather causing this issue? Or is it fungus? Another note, I have been mowing much shorter than previously, at 2” rather than 3” which it had been in the past. Following same feeding schedule as last year, so not thinking that is a factor. My neighbors have mostly greener lawns, but some minor patchiness compared to mine. I’m beginning to think more and more the low mow height is the culprit.

I just want a nice soft green lawn but it keeps dying and now looks like this

In the process of renovating the garden - main lawn has been ripped up, aerated/thatched and seeded (Boston seeds BS hard wearing) 2 weeks ago and covered in fleece. Took fleece off this morning and there are a few thin patches. Should I reseed these or let the lawn continue to grow without reseed and then mow in another 4/5 weeks time and only take a bit off it and fertilise at the same time?

Pictures of before, during and after.

Any help/feedback would be appreciated, thanks.

This project started back in 2024, shortly after I got married. Wife had 2 large dogs, I had two “travel sized” dogs and it became apparent we desperately needed a backyard with fence to support our lifestyle (I travel a lot for work and taking out 4 dogs multiple times a day is untenable).

The process started with politicking my HOA for an easement, which took 14 months and multiple survey requests.

We finally got the approval in September of 2025 which is the start of the photos. Due to weather (multiple freezes this winter) & unexpected budget overruns, we finally were able to complete the transformation 2 weeks ago.

St Augustine was laid down in March and I just put down the first fertilizer treatment. Unfortunately, my 80 lb Lab & 44 lb Golden Retriever are causing major burn spots…so I’d love some tips & tricks if you have it.

Also, I’m fighting with the wife on our cafe lights. I want to do an “X” formation across the entire back yard while she wants to add another “triangle” to the main portion of the yard. What say you, Reddit?

Thanks for looking, we love it!

Can anyone help me/tell me what kind of grass this appears to be?? I've been trying to find the perfect grass for my lawn... Feeling random grasses I walk on or pass by (🤣) and THIS is what I want! It's VERY soft, dense, doesn't have a super wide blade (approx 1/8" wide), and a nice medium green. I tried to pick the two best pictures I got. Northern ohio. THANK YOU!!!

Hello everyone, just curious if this is the dreaded sedge? If not what is it, and what can I do to treat it without killing my grass? It’s popped up in about 8 patches a couple weeks after applying weed n feed in my 500 sqft yard. Thanks in advance

I live in a town, my garden is small, around 80m2 and it’s surrounded by walls. The house was vacant for about 3 years and although someone cut things back, it’s been neglected.

The lawn is just thistles, dandelions, weeds and mint! What can I do to bring back grass, without putting a load of bad weed killer on there?

Around it I have a grape vine, flowering bushes, wisteria and roses. I just want some grass in the middle. Thanks for any advice!

Hi all,

I am trying to seed lawn beside my new driveway and want to ensure I match my neighbours lawn.

Does this look like Kikuyu?

I am in southwest Ohio. Close to Dayton Ohio.

Just bought a house and they had just planted grass seeds. I didnt move in until a week after we bought the house and this is what its looking like. I have sprinklers but i have no idea how often to use. Some spots look great and other areas look horrible. Will i have to get more seeds?

This crap seems to be widespread in about 25% of my backyard lawn. With temperatures settling in to near or above 100° I’m not sure what to do. I would appreciate any tips. I’ve had this lawn for 25 years and I Overseed annually with rye grass. I noticed some last year but it appears to be getting worse.

Location: Nashville, TN

Just bought a house and inherited quite the lawn project and have never been in this position before. Honestly not looking for an Augusta national type of renovation but I want GRASS, not this Jurassic park/third world trailer park jungle. I’ve been casually mowing for a couple weeks now, and applying post emergent to the big weeds/crab grass recently. Too scared to do anything bigger out of pure fear. And advice on how to tackle this is appreciated. Feel like I’m in a tough time of the year as well with the summer heat slowing approaching.

I’m in southern TX, just moved to a new place, and the lawn care has been rough. I noticed there are a lot of June bugs here so I spread some June bug killer in the soil thinking their grubs were eating up the roots of the lawn. Next because of the clay I decided to core aerate and then spread a thin layer of compost into the soil to help with the soil quality.
I water twice a week, running two cycles each day; once at 3am, and again at 4am, the idea being that having two shorter watering sessions will allow time for the clay soil to better absorb the moisture. It has also been the rainy season here, so it’s getting a little extra water every now and then, and I keep the mower up on level 4 but still seems to be the same cruddy color it was in winter and seems to not really be growing in at all, just staying half alive. Pretty sure the grass is Bermuda. I’ve been working at trying to cultivate this lawn for about 2 months now (basically since the growing season began) while preemptively spraying weeds over the colder months to get a head start on getting rid of weeds. I have successfully exterminated 98% of dandelions and 100% of the thistles that way. Anyways any tips and advice appreciated.

Hey guys my sprinklers give me trouble every spring when I turn them back on after blowing them out in the fall. Here’s a pic of this years problem and a quote from my sprinkler guy. Any thoughts/advice/recommendations? Thanks!

Yes you got a bad valve. Those valves are actually really old and I would recommend doing all 4. If we fix 1 it's going to cost about $600 but if we do all 4 I can do it for about $12 to $1400 labor and material. The company is use to work for Charged $1800 for 4 valves.

damaged from dog pee and simply just dead.....

Location: GA
I’ve been working on getting my back yard cleaned up and functional. I have gotten most of what I want cleared. When we moved it, the property was a mess. I’m trying to get it to a point where my kids can run around d and be kids. After clearing weeds, trash, etc. What would be my next step? Trying to put a trampoline, playhouse/swings and possibly a fire pit in this space. Any recommendations would be a great help.

This is in my front yard in Utah. I put down fertilizer a month ago. It’s rained, so it’s not dry. I also aerated a month and a half ago. I put down Scotts

Turf Builder Thick'R Lawn Sun and Shade 40 lbs. Grass Seed, Fertilizer and Soil Improver to Thicken Thin Grass. The rest of the lawn looks great. The front half of the yard looks ok. I have mowed a few times already. It’s not grubs. I also put down grub and bug killer a month ago.

Any thoughts?

I’ve been out here reading about similar problems and possible solutions, but no luck yet. My problem started about 3 weeks ago when the mower was running perfectly before.

First, I wanted to get your thoughts on the difference between a real D125 repaired by Chickanic and the JD diagram by John Deere for a D125. See the two pics.

Unless my belt is inside out, chickanic’s belt is correct based on the direction of the V on the belt.

Here is what I’ve done so far:

1. New drive belt
2. New spline pulley
3. On 5/4, new hydrostatic fan (I destroyed the other one trying to get the snap ring off!).
4. On 5/4, new “inserts” in the groove of each tire (although I’ve read that is not needed on the D125).

I’ve watched dozens of videos and tried many things.

A few things worth mentioning:

1. I can push the mower with the disengagement lever in or out.
2. The bearings are good in the idler pulley.

I have a Cub Cadet that I’m getting back from a tune-up tomorrow, but I’d really like to figure this out rather than pay someone else.

HELP!! 😁