Identifying and Recovering From Fertilizer Burn!  

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Thank you for watching! I hope your lawn recovers well.

Thank you for watching! It is definitely possible that is the problem. Also depending on how your weather has been it may be heat stress. I know around my area everyone who isn't getting enough water is really turning brown. I'm getting ready to put out a video about heat stress, going over what I'm seeing in the neighborhood.

Haha I've been there before! I'm not sure where you live, but it probably helped that it is early April and not July or August. Well if anything you gave your lawn a big kick in the butt to start the season! Thanks for watching!

@@OutoftheWeeds I’m in Florida so yes could be worse 🤪

An update for anyone who may need it in the future. After a week of watering everyday, I stopped. It’s been almost 2 months now. My grass ended up being mostly fine. I gave my grass an extra watering anytime it started to look dry. I did end up with a few yellow spots and 1-2 small dead spots but this year was a particularly dry spring which added to the dryness. With the rainy season now in full effect my grass is now perfectly fine with it’s regular watering schedule. Just water, water, water as long as the grass is still alive.

Thanks for the update! That is really good info. It's amazing what some good watering will do for the lawn. I'm glad things turned ok for you!!

Thank you for watching! I was shocked when I saw how quickly the grass died. It makes for good content though. I definitely learned a tough lesson on this one. It's very important to use proper rates, especially when it is hot outside.

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Thanks for watching! Unfortunately, it sounds like the grass may be completely dead if you have been watering it a lot and it hasn't come back at all. It doesn't take long at all for one of those inflatables to fry the lawn. It'd give it a few more days of watering, but you will probably have to put new grass there.

Thank you for watching! It is definitely easier to do than I ever thought it would be. Especially combination of really high temps.

No I didn't test anything. The only time I did a soil test was in the spring a couple years ago.

No I meant to be a pesticide applicator for your state? I love doing lawns... that's my thing.. and to be a licensed pesticide applicator I had to take 2 test through penn state of York pa, to use IPM integrated pest management.. You'll learn everything u need to know from chemical controls, cultural practices and genetic controls. And u seem to be doing very well with learning and using cultural controls( I haven't got to watch all ur videos). You'll learn the life cycles of surface and subsurface feeding insects, the seasons in which the disease starts showing up. You'd be so good at it. I've been a pesticide applicator for 6 years, I just got licensed, myself, through the state in June and July, when I took my tests... trust me it's the education you are looking for to better yourself at exactly what u are doing. Even if u just get the core and lawn portion, you'll learn alot.. heck dude, I'm watching YOUR VIDEOS and learning things I didn't know from you. Keep it up dude! You're doing great.

@@andydruck7243 Thank you I appreciate that! Honestly I've never even looked into any of that stuff. I currently just do lawn care as a hobby and am an air traffic controller for my normal job. I've learned everything I know from watching a ton of videos and I have several lawn books I have read and use as reference material when making videos. The science behind it all does interest me though so I'll definitely have to look into some of those courses!!

Thanks for watching! Yeah it could definitely grow back if caught and handled properly. Essentially fertilizer burn comes from the salt drying up the grass, so if you water it pretty good for a few days there is a decent chance it recovers without reseeding.

I'm no expert but you can have my two cents worth because I had the same problem. Your grass is dieing in the summer probably because of poor soil. Your soil is either nutrient free, too sandy or too shallow or a combination. I recommend removing the soil where the grass is dieing and replacing it with 6" of nutrient rich top soil, re-seed and water like crazy. Grass plants survive in the heat better when the roots grow, extend and expand as much as possible.

Haha and it's not very fun! Thanks for watching.

I think you are doing just fine. Don't listen to this guy. He's a hater.

Actually, we know what happened and why it happened, that’s why we’re here. We just need to know how to fix it.