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Old 12-08-2011, 09:12 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default Bad Lawn - 2nd Year Running - Any Advice

On 8/12/2011 9:07 AM, wm1976 wrote:
Hi,

http://tinyurl.com/3cxyyq2
http://tinyurl.com/4xv5w8t

The two pics give an idea of the problem. My lawn has a slope, the grass
on which looks in very poor condition and has done for the last 2
years.

I water regularly and cut with a Qualcast cylinder, not too short as
being on a slope it's easy to "scalp".

From the pics, could anyone offer any quick advice on what the problem
may be?

Many thanks in advance.




Looks scalped to me. Different type grasses can be cut differently but
I don't think most can be cut too short. See how your neighbors look
and maybe cut to their length.

Maybe you are watering too frequently instead of deeply to encourage
root growth.

My lawn tends to look like this in heat of summer almost going
semi-dormant, to recover in fall.