"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
Top 1/4 to 1/2 of my grass in many areas is brown with the bottom
half
or so green. Growing well. Any suggestions?

Sharpen mower.

2 week old, right out of the box Craftsman. Also, the same problem
in a section that my neighbor mows with another mower. Does that still
sound likely or should I consider something else before I go yell at
Sears about the blade?

You could just check the blade.

The tops don't look (to me anyway) like they were pulled, they
aren't ragged. Short of cutting off a finger, what is a good way to
check the blade under these circumstances.

I was wondering. Have you had a lot of rain? We had 47 consecutive days
of
rain. I was listening to the radio and it said to expect brown spots on
your
yard from the fungus.

That was one of my concerns. We had a wet week or so, but nothing
really for the last couple of weeks or so. I water the lawn, but start
it around 4 am so not much time to just sit there and get fungus going.
Also, it is fairly well distributed including the areas that are always
watered well after sun up.
Thanks for the advice.

I can tell by looking at my grass if the blade needs sharpening. If you are
not comfortable using a torque wrench and are afraid of working on your
mower take it to a professional to get the blade sharpened. Refer to the
owner's manual.

If you have a lot of shade, or your yard doesn't drain well, it could be
fungus. Look on the internet for way to determine how much to water. There
are several methods. I always like to water as little as possible to keep
water bills down too.

As I was typing it started raining again. Fungus can be treated with corn
meal and I'm considering using it on my lawn. I live in central TX and we're
getting record braking rain fall due to the jet stream staying too far
north.

Be careful

Jim