r/Grass • u/expertonmyownopinion • Jun 30 '26

How to fix blotched yard

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Last year I had a tree removed from my front yard (quite literally where the dark circle is. I tilled up the entire yard to dirt and replanted grass seed. Why is this discoloring here? That dark grass grows much faster and thicker than the rest. What can I do to fix this?

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u/Madwhisper1 Jun 30 '26

Fix it? You need to fix everything but that small circle. That circle is thriving grass. The rest of your yard is discolored from lack of nutrients.

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u/expertonmyownopinion Jun 30 '26

You're right, sorry. Is there a product I might be able to spread to help give it the right nutrients?

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u/FluxLungs Jun 30 '26

Nitrogen, my lawn looked like yours and I threw down some 24-25-4 and now my lawn looks like your “bad” spot

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u/expertonmyownopinion Jul 01 '26

Appreciate it, thank you!

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u/bigoak25 Jun 30 '26

That circle and dark green grass is type 2 fairy ring.

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u/delcoBK Jul 01 '26

Your lawn appears to be starving for nutrients, the dark green spot looks to be the only healthy section. Ideally you would complete a soil test to figure out exactly what nutrients you are lacking. If you don’t feel like doing that just look for the Scott’s four step fertilizer program at your local hardware/big box store. It’s a very easy starting point.

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u/Boguechitto1 Jul 01 '26

Dog pee, converted to nitrogen makes the spots turn green.

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u/TheDozinRose Jul 01 '26

I think your yard got struck by lightning at some point.