If you are frustrated because your lawn has large yellow patches, you’ve probably heard many potential reasons why. The family dog gets a lot of the blame in most situations, but what happens if you don’t have a dog?
Yellow grass can be caused by drought, insect damage, or disease. However, once these causes have been ruled out, there’s still one potential cause of yellow grass remaining. Soil pH can contribute directly to the presence of yellow grass.
As a Norwell lawn service, we can promise you that grass is a very demanding crop to grow. It needs a very specific set of growth conditions in order to look its best. In terms of your soil’s pH, it’s important to understand that soils can vary quite a bit based on local conditions. Your soil might be too acidic – something to suspect if you have a lot of pine trees or oaks on the site – or too alkaline for optimal grass growth.
Luckily, you can have your soil’s pH adjusted to allow for a lush, healthy green lawn. This is a somewhat complicated process, so it’s a good idea to work with a professional lawn service specifically to make sure the right additives are chosen for your site and the application process is thorough and correct.
If the grass you do have is yellow, it is an indicator that you’ll want to have your soil pH checked. The fact the grass is yellow can be because the pH is too low or the pH is too high. If the pH was just right, the grass would be green.
Here in Norwell, the fall is the best time of the year to handle pH testing and balancing. As an added bonus, fertilizer is most effective in pH balanced soil, so you’ll get the full benefit of any fall fertilization you have done.
