Problems and fixes

Patches, pests and puzzles: how to work out what’s wrong, and put it right.

Straw-yellow patches spreading through a green Kikuyu lawn

Yellow patches in your lawn: fertiliser burn, fungus or irrigation?

Three common causes, three very different fixes. How to read the shape, the timing and the blades to tell burn from fungus from dry spots, and what to do about each.

6 min read · Kikuyu, Buffalo, Bermuda, All grasses

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Lawn Pulse, for your lawn

The Lawn Journal is the long read. In the app, Lawn Pulse tells you which job is due this week for your grass and your area.

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