Sometimes there are physical or mechanical problems in a lawn that cause it to look unhealthy. These conditions are usually permanent or repetitive, and they’ll continue to cause trouble until you locate and correct them. Make sure to fertilize & water your lawn properly.

Here is a list of physical problems that can produce lawn troubles:

* Applied Chemical weed killer or pesticides - If spots appear in your lawn after chemicals  have been applied, check whether the shape of the spots bears any relationship to the course you traveled with the dispenser or spreader. Spots that appear as streaks,squares,, or half moons are probably chemical burns. Water the areas heavily to leach the excess chemicals into the ground. The lawn will eventually recover.

* Spot persisted through all the season - sight across the bad spots of the lawn to see if there are any high or low spots. Either of these physical features can bother grass too much water in a low spot or too little water in a high spot.

* Does water stand on the surface or run off? - Compaction by traffic, a build-up of thatch beneath the grass, or just plain soil contrartiness can be responsible for this conditio. Open up the compacted area with a soil corer or aerator.

* Sprinkler system - always check your sprinkler system if it gives enough waterto the area.

* Bad Spots in shady area - If the shade comes from the trees, then thin out the branches to let more light for the grass to grow better. Feed lawns growing under the tree at least three times a year to replace the nutrients taken by the tree. Some trees are moisture robbers. Try watering the grass around the tree more than the rest of the lawn and cut higher grass under trees.

* Female dogs roaming around the premises - They can be responsible for little dead spots often surrounded by a ring of very green grass. Soak the spots with water and grass should begin to grow, if not, ressed the area.

* Something might be wrong underground - Use a soil corer or auger, a soil sampling tube, or a spade to dig down and find the problem. If there is some debris below, remove it. If there is a layer of hard clay, dog it out and replace it with good soil that is similar in texture to the soil above and below the clay layer. After you finish,make a seedbed over the area, sow new grass seed, and treat the spot like a new lawn until the new grass is up and growing.

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