Repair Bare Spot in your Yard
Are you worried that, there are many bare spots in your lawn and your continuous green area looks like patches of green grass? Not to worry, this is a common problem and can be repaired easily with few simple steps.
Even with proper care and regular maintenance, we can find bare spots in our yard. This could happen due to many reasons like continuous foot traffic, pests, over fertilization etc.
Finding the reason can help in solving this issue, so let us see in this article the reasons for bare spots and also on how to repair them.
Most Common Causes for Bare Spots
There are many underlying reasons that can cause a bare spot in your lawn. These reasons could be due to the surrounding environment or due to manual actions. The common reasons for bare spots are:
- Continuous Foot Traffic
- Improper Soil
- Grubs or Other Pest Infestation
- Pet Urine
- Over Fertilization
- Fungus
- Heavy rocks
- Erosion
From the above points we can see that the reason could be either manual or natural. The repair solution differs based on these reasons.
Grass Planting Methods
The best option to repair a bare spot is to replant it with new grass. For successful replanting you have to first understand the reason for the bare spot.
You can start digging and place your seed. You can add your chosen fertilizer and should add a mulch to prevent weed growth. Mulching also locks in the moisture and keeps the root cool. You can now start watering the grass regularly until the grass gets regrown.
There are also products that combine seeds, fertilizer and mulch within a single bag. You can also use them to replant the grass.
There are also wood based seed germination blankets that can keep the soil intact and prevents erosion.
How to Repair
Before choosing on the step to repair you have to first understand the underlying reason for the bare spot.
If the reason is due to manual errors like continuous foot traffic, pet urine or over fertilization you can control that by preventing those actions.
If the reason is improper or acidic soil then you have to add more fertile soil before replanting to prevent further bare spots. It is also advisable to check the acidic level of the soil before starting the replanting process.
If it is due to fungus attack you can use some chemicals that can eradicate the fungus and can prevent further bare spots. You should also make sure that this chemical should not be applied on healthy plants, which can further the damage.
To prevent insects you can use small quantity of pesticides, for best results you can use this pesticide in targeted areas.
You can also add mulch to the soil to prevent erosion and to maintain the moisture level. It is also important to water the plants regularly.
Bare spots can also happen during heavy rains where the soil gets eroded, to prevent that you can cover your lawn during heavy rains.