Lawns are at the heart of most gardens - certainly here
in the UK where the climatic conditions favour the lush green lawn culture.
Lawns suffer from a number of problems - many of them as a
result of poor maintenance. It is usually after the problem with the lawn
manifests that we bother to do something about it!
We list the most common problems with lawns
Lawn Pests - living creatures cause many lawn problems!
Leatherjackets
Earthworms (Debatable)
Ants
Lady Dogs - Bitches!
Moles
Chafer Grubs
The Mining Bee.
Lawn diseases include
Fairy Rings
Algae
Dollar Spot
Fusarium
Red Thread
Humans cause problems with lawns
Scalping whilst mowing
Spilling mower fuel
Scorch
Not cutting grass regularly
Cutting the grass too short.
Thatch
Over-watering and flapping at first sign of dry weather.
Environmental problems
Cracks
Weeds
Moss
Compaction - Should also be placed under problems caused by humans - and
animals (pets)
