[kur1j]

For the last two years i've had what I call a "death strip" in my yard. The grass is green then it will just die. it's about a 15-20 foot long 1-3" wide strip of grass that dies.

I just 100% identified it yesterday. Let's play a game...I'll let y'all take guesses at what it is, but it's certainly not what you would suspect...

First person to guess correctly gets a free beer on me (i'll send you 5$ paypal). Ill answer if no one has gotten it in 24 hours or so.

Edit: We have a winner! @randy got it!

https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4057&p=74294#p74315

My response:
The window on the house is reflecting the sun and basically acting like a magnifying glass over that area. It scorches the grass and kills it! If it doesn't get overcast today I'll take some pictures/video. I took a picture of my temperature gauge and the ambient temperature is ~80F. In the area where its starting to reflect ~99F. By the time it hits 1 PM its 110F+.

@Ware If you think this is a problem let me know.

 

[Gregau33]

A gas line not buried deep enough???

 

[Amaxwell5]

Ground rod for the house?

 

[Delmarva Keith]

My guess: Piece of treated lumber underground, maybe from a foundation planting bed that used to be there.

 

[kur1j]

Good guesses but nope!

 

[Delmarva Keith]

Where does the eave above dump the rain?

 

[kur1j]

@Delmarva Keith No where around this area. The gutter downspouts are on corners of the house. This is in the middle.

 

[Ware]

A natural gas leak can kill vegetation. Did you have a leak on your service line?

 

[kur1j]

@Ware Nope it's not a gas leak.

 

[Ware]

And we ruled out a piece of rebar or other construction material/debris that would fail the screwdriver test? We already have several threads dedicated to those finds.

 

[Ecks from Tex]

Where does the eave above dump the rain?

Edit. Never mind he answered

 

[jonthepain]

It's the Russians.

 

[kur1j]

@Ware
It's not rebar or trash underground.

 

[Ware]

Okay, last guess before I get to work... the bermuda left that strip and invaded the landscape bed? :lol:

 

[SGrabs33]

A leak from a sprayer?

Weird, I've got similar strip that is a little
Wider that goes down my front hill and into my hellstrip. I have no idea what has done it.

 

[Redtenchu]

The line is caused by dead/damaged grass.

Please send beer money to [email protected]

 

[Ware]

The line is caused by dead/damaged grass.

Please send beer money to [email protected]

 

[pennstater2005]

A big beetle you accidentally sprayed with glyphosate that drug itself, dying, across your grass before it finally expired.

 

[viva_oldtrafford]

City folk, or someone with the gas/electric company is out tracing line and is using a paint gun. The paint that is being used is killing the grass.

 

[Delmarva Keith]

Okay, last guess before I get to work... the bermuda left that strip and invaded the landscape bed? :lol:

It was tired so it went to bed.