Brown Patches

Remedies for brown patches:

 If practicable, regularly water your lawn

 Eradicate lawn diseases

 Deter lawn pests

 Have annual core aeration and machine scarification

 If practical, have a designated area for your dog to urinate

 Cut the lawn using the highest setting on your lawnmower

Brown patches on a lawn can occur for a number of different reasons:

 Weather conditions

 Fusarium disease

 Red-thread

 Dry patch disease

 Leather jackets

 Chafer grubs

 Compaction

 Bitch urine

 What the lawn was laid on and the turf quality

 Leaving something on the lawn for a prolonged period of time

 Cutting the lawn too short