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Most of my yard is nice and thick but few areas this season is thin. See images between thick areas and thin. How do I thicken the thin area? What is ...
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Asked May 26, 2024, 9:25 PM EDT
Most of my yard is nice and thick but few areas this season is thin. See images between thick areas and thin. How do I thicken the thin area? What is causing it to thin in some areas? Last year the thin areas were thick.
Washington County Minnesota
Expert Response
Light is the most likely reason for changes in the quality of your lawn. Lawns need 8 hours of sun per day. Less than that and the lawn thins out. I am also seeing what looks like powdery mildew in the right photo:
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/powdery-mildew-flower-garden
This may be related to sunlight, or to watering practices, or to air circulation in that part of the lawn.
Here is a diagnostic site:
https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/turf/index.html
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/powdery-mildew-flower-garden
This may be related to sunlight, or to watering practices, or to air circulation in that part of the lawn.
Here is a diagnostic site:
https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/turf/index.html
