https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/disandpath/fungalasco/pdlessons/Pages/DollarSpot.aspx

and

random google images of dollar spot in kbg

Seems to match up with Dollar Spot quite a bit. Drought can exacerbate dollar spot in KBG according to the article above. Curative fungicide for DS and irrigation audit to ensure head-to-head water coverage (if you have irrigation) might be worth exploring.

Fungicide Guide (cool season focus)

 

@confused_boner your post blew my mind. My drought stress on the parkway caused the dollar spot I have. I learned something new. Thanks.

 

@confused_boner Thank you so much. I am going to give the right Fungicide a try! Will give some updates.

 

Wow, so you need the perfect amount of water and perfect amount of N!!!

 

https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/disandpath/fungalasco/pdlessons/Pages/DollarSpot.aspx

and

random google images of dollar spot in kbg

Seems to match up with Dollar Spot quite a bit. Drought can exacerbate dollar spot in KBG according to the article above. Curative fungicide for DS and irrigation audit to ensure head-to-head water coverage (if you have irrigation) might be worth exploring.

Fungicide Guide (cool season focus)

Can confirm as well. My "smart" schedule was greatly under watering. Now that I have been back to a more frequent schedule the dollar spot damage is recovering.

 

What is your HOC?
How sharp are your mower blades?
How often do you mow?

 

What is your HOC?
How sharp are your mower blades?
How often do you mow?

I cut at the 2nd highest on my lawn mower. I cut usually every 2-3 days. Blades were just sharpened about a month and a half ago.

 

Hi All,

Newbie here.

I installed some beautiful Kentucky blue grass from a local farm in my approximately 900 sqft front yard in May of this year. I did as much research as I could about care, especially in the first 90 days as I knew this was critical. Up until the past 2 weeks, the lawn has been absolutely fantastic--best looking on the street if I do say so myself. But about 2 weeks or so ago, things have gone awry.

I am located in northern Ohio.

Symptoms:

- Grass has lost its deep green luster and has begun to look more green-yellow-brown (attached pictures don't show this well--compared with my other neighbor's yards, it is not nearly as deep green). Compared with other lawns on my street, it just doesn't look healthy and lush.

- It isn't growing nearly as quickly as it usually does. When it was first installed, even though we were having hot days, with watering it grew like crazy.

- I noticed a few mushrooms here and there after 2ish days of very very wet weather last week

- There is a spot that looks as though the grass randomly died. Roots seem strong in this spot though but the grass is completely brown (see photo)

- There are blades that have some suspect tan/rust looking spots

Here is what I have been doing with the lawn thus far:

- After the first 3 weeks, I have been watching my rain gauge and making sure the lawn only gets around 1 1/2 inch of water a week

- I applied Lawnifi GrowLawnifi Grow - Sod Solutions liquid fertilizer about 4 weeks after sod install and then 1 week after that, applied their Maintain liquid product Lawnifi Maintain - Sod Solutions

- Early last month, I applied Scott's GrubX (grubs decimated by backyard last year)

- 2 weeks ago, I was battling Yellow Nutsedge. I applied SedgeHammer with a surfactant on the spots where the nutsedge was growing. It did an excellent job though there are still some popping up here and there that I need to battle still.

- Last week, after I noticed mushrooms, I stopped all watering and applied Scott's fungicide (granules)

What might be the problem here? Over watering? Fungus? Lack of fertilizer?

What can I do to help my lawn go back to being the best on the street??

Thanks for your help and patience!

Looks like we have similar issues. Did you get this fixed?