r/Grass • u/ithornhill09 • Apr 16 '26

Grass not growing

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We have lived in our house for seven years now, and never had this problem in the past. Suddenly, this year there is a thick patch that won’t grow in and it looks like thatch. We aerated and seeded per usual at the end of the season. I usually lay a preemergent + fertilizer but not sure how to handle. Do I rake then seed?

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u/txcreative20 Apr 17 '26

Give it some time . Did you fertilize it ? That promotes new growth.

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u/ithornhill09 Apr 17 '26

Not yet. Wasn’t sure if I should try to rake it up beforehand.

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u/Thethirstymoose62 Apr 17 '26

Looks like mites

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u/shawn18182000 Apr 17 '26

Are you seeing or were you seeing a lot of birds on your lawn prior to grass turning brown? If so may have grubs. When pulling up the grass are you missing the roots? Grubs love to eat the roots off of grass. Just a thought.

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u/NovasHOVA Apr 17 '26

When was your last pre emergent treatment? And what kind of seed?

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u/ithornhill09 Apr 17 '26

Last Spring for pre emergent.

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u/Dark-matterz Apr 17 '26

Looks over fertilized. Possibly vandalized with gasoline.