The Grass Doctor

What's the best way to keep lawns healthy and strong through out winter?

My lawn looks like half dead, the color doesn't seem healthy. I did all the lawn care in the summer. I spread the summer fertilizer and the grubs. It turns out that my grass started dying. I don't know what to do now.

Public Comments

1. It depends on what type of grass you have. Many types go dormant or semi-dormant in winter. I really need to know what kind of grass you have, or as least where you live so I can make a guess. Maybe you could use google images if I give you some grass types and see what it is. You will likely find a site that answers your question, also. Bermuda Fescue Zoysia Centipede Carpet St. Augustine
2. sounds like you may have put to much fertilizer on it its normal green in the winter,get a soil PH.meter and put some lime on it.
3. Without know where you live and the type lawn you have, it's hard to answer. For example, here we have a mix of cool season and warm season grass........not a desirable circumstance, but it's happened. The warm season grass goes dormant 6 weeks before the cool season grass even thinks about dormancy. So our lawn appears half dead each fall/early winter and again in early spring when the cool season grass greens up before the warm season. So maybe your problem is you have a mix of different grasses. That's what they are there for. Maybe you have insect problems below ground. Grub control must be applied at the correct time.......you only have a few week window each year, otherwise it is almost useless. Summer fertilizing isn't recommended for certain grasses they prefer spring and fall applications. So you see, giving you an answer is almost impossible. If you are in the US, try contacting your Cooperative Extension Agent for your county. They are advanced degreed horticulturists, agronomists, etc there to help you without trying to sell you a product. To find them try the phone book blue pages under county and agriculture or state university. Pain in the tussies. Instead do a Google for (your state) Cooperative Extension Service agent or even (your county and state) Cooperative Extension Service. Eventually you'll find him/her. Give them a call and chat a bit about lawn problems.