How Do You Fix Brown Patches On Your Lawn?

Written By Carli Holas

A lot of people don’t know this, but those brown patches in your yard aren’t only from underwater grass. They’re caused by a fungus called Rhizoctonia, that’s most common in the fall. If you notice brown patches of grass on your lawn, watering it more may not be enough. Like any plant disease, you have to treat the infection and where it lives.

This fungus usually spreads through a combination of factors. Pollinators can carry it around from lawn to lawn or to your lawn tools. The most common way for it to spread throughout a lawn is when it gets to your lawn tools. If you’ve ever needed a reason to clean or replace your lawn tools regularly, these brown patches are it.

To help you treat your lawn, we have some choice supplies to use, tools to grab, and tips to follow. This will help you treat your lawn in a matter of a few weeks.

TIPS FOR AVOIDING BROWN PATCHES

One of the first things you need to do is remove the brown patches from your lawn. Go around to pull out what you can and some of the green grass around it. You want to remove the infection that way.

Then you want to be more particular with your water before and after removing the brown patches to not help the fungus survive. The last thing you want is to go through so much effort only to have the fungus come back.

SUPPLIES FOR TREATING BROWN PATCHES

After you’ve removed as much of the fungus as you can, it’s time to replace as much of the fungus’s habitat as you can. This means new mulch and topsoil for your lawn. Your local Pioneer Landscaping Center should have the mulch and topsoil you need.

Replacing the mulch is important to control the germination of parasitic organisms like weeds, bacteria, and brown patches. It also helps with water and nutrient retention when you’re trying to regrow your grass.

Topsoil is the clean upper layer of your lawn’s soil. It’s rich in organic nutrients and materials that will help your new grass grow to replace the brown patches.

TOOLS FOR TREATING BROWN PATCHES

Old tools are how the fungus spreads around. While you could try thoroughly cleaning your tools, if you’ve had them for a while, it would be safer to replace most of them. They’ve been sitting around with the fungus on them, why take the chance of bringing the brown patches back?

Here are some tools that commonly spread the brown patch causing fungus around:

  • Garden hoe
  • Shrub rake
  • Triangle weeder
  • Cultivator
  • Trowel
  • Shears
  • Shovels

If you need replacements, check with your local Pioneer Landscaping Center, or our online catalog.

CONNECT WITH PIONEER LANDSCAPING CENTERS FOR HELP

No one likes brown patches in their yard. They can be just as irritating to get rid of as they are to look at, so contact Pioneer Landscaping Centers for help getting rid of them. Our representatives know what tools and supplies you need to get your lawn repair project done.

Carli Holas