Lawn Care Services

What Causes Brown Spots on Lawns During the Fall?

The short answer is lawns are either turning brown because winter is on its way, or there’s a different issue like a disease or poor maintenance.

If you have brown spots in your grass shaped like circles, chances are its brown patch disease. A brown patch can appear in lawns in early fall if it’s humid and temperatures are about 70 degrees and up.

Your lawn likely has a brown patch if:

• There are brown patches roughly shaped like circles that are up to several feet wide
• In the center of the patch, the grass is green, creating a doughnut-like look

Did your entire lawn turn brown in the fall or have bare brown patches of grass?

>> Here’s why and how to proactively prevent brown patches on lawns.

Lawn Mowing Heights by Season

Adjusting your lawn’s height by, say, an inch or so may not sound like much. But it makes a real difference in the health of your lawn.

Our recommendation for the best height to mow your lawn based on the time of year and the type of grass you have:

• Spring: mow cool-season grasses to a height of 3+ inches and cut warm-season grasses as low as half an inch and up to 1.5 inches
• Summer: mow your cool-season grass to 3 or 3.5 inches in summer, or up to 4 inches for tall fescue and perennial ryegrass. Warm-season grasses should round out at about 2 to 2.5 inches
• Fall: Shorten your cool-season grass to about 2.5 inches before the first frost in winter. Mow warm-season grasses to 1.5 or 2 inches in fall

Different grass types have different needs, so you’ll want to make sure you’re catering to your unique type when you mow.

>> Here’s how to tell if you have cool-season grasses or warm-season grasses.

Plant health care tips: crabgrass

Crabgrass is one of the most hated weeds in home lawns because it’s the most dominant.

Practicing basic lawn maintenance can help you gain control over this unsightly turf invader:

• Proper mowing
• Fertilization
• Water

>> Here are tips and information on how to kill crabgrass in the spring with pre-emergent and how to get rid of crabgrass in the summer.

How to Get Rid of a Lawn Full of Weeds

Low-mowed grass compacted soil, and water-deprived turf all encourage weeds.

Reversing these problems and maintaining a healthy lawn is the best way to permanently say goodbye to weeds.

Here are four steps to stop weeds from overturning your turf:

1. Examine your lawn to figure out what type of weeds you’re dealing with.
2. Choose a treatment made for the type of weeds and the stage they’re in.
3. Kill the weeds by following the directions on how much product to apply and when to use it.
4. Keep up with proper lawn maintenance.

Get all the tips and tricks for killing weeds in your lawn without killing the grass

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Davey is also recognized as an accredited tree care company. Our TCIA accreditation represents our position as a tree service company committed to safety, expertise and professionalism.

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