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Lawn brown patches
Suddenly this week brown patches have appeared in our lawn.
We do not have a dog, sis-in-law's died a while ago so that doesn't come to visit any more, and our female cat does not go outside these days (she's 17+) since our male cat died. Not seen any foxes in the garden for at least two years and we don't seem to get any hedgehogs these days. There are no toadstools showing either. The grass was lush green until the end of last week when the patches of dead grass showed themselves, they do indeed look like something has piddled on those patches but what can it be? Any ideas? -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
Lawn brown patches
Bob Hobden has brought this to us :
Suddenly this week brown patches have appeared in our lawn. We do not have a dog, sis-in-law's died a while ago so that doesn't come to visit any more, and our female cat does not go outside these days (she's 17+) since our male cat died. Not seen any foxes in the garden for at least two years and we don't seem to get any hedgehogs these days. There are no toadstools showing either. The grass was lush green until the end of last week when the patches of dead grass showed themselves, they do indeed look like something has piddled on those patches but what can it be? Any ideas? Hi Bob,Another tom moving in? -- Regards From Wane Smooth Help feed the Hungry,goto http://www.thehungersite.com It's Free! |
Lawn brown patches
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... Suddenly this week brown patches have appeared in our lawn. We do not have a dog, sis-in-law's died a while ago so that doesn't come to visit any more, and our female cat does not go outside these days (she's 17+) since our male cat died. Not seen any foxes in the garden for at least two years and we don't seem to get any hedgehogs these days. There are no toadstools showing either. The grass was lush green until the end of last week when the patches of dead grass showed themselves, they do indeed look like something has piddled on those patches but what can it be? Any ideas? -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK I have the same and have assumed - maybe wrongly - that it was caused by leatherjackets - the larval stage of the daddy long legs, I believe. The grub will be damaging the grass roots by feeding. Chris S |
Lawn brown patches
"Wane Smooth" wrote ... Bob Hobden has brought this to us : Suddenly this week brown patches have appeared in our lawn. We do not have a dog, sis-in-law's died a while ago so that doesn't come to visit any more, and our female cat does not go outside these days (she's 17+) since our male cat died. Not seen any foxes in the garden for at least two years and we don't seem to get any hedgehogs these days. There are no toadstools showing either. The grass was lush green until the end of last week when the patches of dead grass showed themselves, they do indeed look like something has piddled on those patches but what can it be? Any ideas? Hi Bob,Another tom moving in? Possible but we haven't seen/smelt any sign of a male cat. The only other cat we have seen is a neutered male and we haven' seen him use our garden as a latrine and why should it just start as he has been around here for years. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
Lawn brown patches
"Chris S" wrote after... "Bob Hobden" wrote Suddenly this week brown patches have appeared in our lawn. We do not have a dog, sis-in-law's died a while ago so that doesn't come to visit any more, and our female cat does not go outside these days (she's 17+) since our male cat died. Not seen any foxes in the garden for at least two years and we don't seem to get any hedgehogs these days. There are no toadstools showing either. The grass was lush green until the end of last week when the patches of dead grass showed themselves, they do indeed look like something has piddled on those patches but what can it be? Any ideas? I have the same and have assumed - maybe wrongly - that it was caused by leatherjackets - the larval stage of the daddy long legs, I believe. The grub will be damaging the grass roots by feeding. Yes that is a possibility, never seen the like of it here before though, is this season a bad year for them? What can be done to confirm the diagnosis and to kill the blighters? -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
Lawn brown patches
On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 20:24:06 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: Suddenly this week brown patches have appeared in our lawn. We do not have a dog, sis-in-law's died a while ago so that doesn't come to visit any more, and our female cat does not go outside these days (she's 17+) since our male cat died. Not seen any foxes in the garden for at least two years and we don't seem to get any hedgehogs these days. There are no toadstools showing either. The grass was lush green until the end of last week when the patches of dead grass showed themselves, they do indeed look like something has piddled on those patches but what can it be? Any ideas? does it need watering? |
Lawn brown patches
On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 20:24:06 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote
(in article ): Suddenly this week brown patches have appeared in our lawn. We do not have a dog, sis-in-law's died a while ago so that doesn't come to visit any more, and our female cat does not go outside these days (she's 17+) since our male cat died. Not seen any foxes in the garden for at least two years and we don't seem to get any hedgehogs these days. There are no toadstools showing either. The grass was lush green until the end of last week when the patches of dead grass showed themselves, they do indeed look like something has piddled on those patches but what can it be? Any ideas? Leatherjackets? Have a look at http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile...herjackets.asp |
Lawn brown patches
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Chris S" wrote after... "Bob Hobden" wrote Suddenly this week brown patches have appeared in our lawn. We do not have a dog, sis-in-law's died a while ago so that doesn't come to visit any more, and our female cat does not go outside these days (she's 17+) since our male cat died. Not seen any foxes in the garden for at least two years and we don't seem to get any hedgehogs these days. There are no toadstools showing either. The grass was lush green until the end of last week when the patches of dead grass showed themselves, they do indeed look like something has piddled on those patches but what can it be? Any ideas? I have the same and have assumed - maybe wrongly - that it was caused by leatherjackets - the larval stage of the daddy long legs, I believe. The grub will be damaging the grass roots by feeding. Yes that is a possibility, never seen the like of it here before though, is this season a bad year for them? What can be done to confirm the diagnosis and to kill the blighters? -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK Could also be chafer grubs just removed some turf and they are at a large size at the moment, I think there is stuff you can water in, I have never bothered as a few brown patches would hardly show up on the patch of green that goes under the title of lawn here! -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea |
Lawn brown patches
"Charlie Pridham" wrote after "Bob Hobden" wrote "Chris S" wrote after... "Bob Hobden" wrote Suddenly this week brown patches have appeared in our lawn. We do not have a dog, sis-in-law's died a while ago so that doesn't come to visit any more, and our female cat does not go outside these days (she's 17+) since our male cat died. Not seen any foxes in the garden for at least two years and we don't seem to get any hedgehogs these days. There are no toadstools showing either. The grass was lush green until the end of last week when the patches of dead grass showed themselves, they do indeed look like something has piddled on those patches but what can it be? Any ideas? I have the same and have assumed - maybe wrongly - that it was caused by leatherjackets - the larval stage of the daddy long legs, I believe. The grub will be damaging the grass roots by feeding. Yes that is a possibility, never seen the like of it here before though, is this season a bad year for them? What can be done to confirm the diagnosis and to kill the blighters? Could also be chafer grubs just removed some turf and they are at a large size at the moment, I think there is stuff you can water in, I have never bothered as a few brown patches would hardly show up on the patch of green that goes under the title of lawn here! I would have said the same about our grass but this year I've made an effort with it, hand weeding, seaweed meal, growmore etc, it did start to look like a lawn, and now this. Probably happened before but the grass was so rubbish I didn't notice it! :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
Lawn brown patches
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... Suddenly this week brown patches have appeared in our lawn. We do not have a dog, sis-in-law's died a while ago so that doesn't come to visit any more, and our female cat does not go outside these days (she's 17+) since our male cat died. Not seen any foxes in the garden for at least two years and we don't seem to get any hedgehogs these days. There are no toadstools showing either. The grass was lush green until the end of last week when the patches of dead grass showed themselves, they do indeed look like something has piddled on those patches but what can it be? Any ideas? Blunt lawnmower tearing rather than cutting? |
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