Any lawn/ grass experts

[colpol]

Last April we got our back grass lifted & new turf laid

Followed all the watering instructions we were given by the guy who put it down & I kid you not - this was the greenest/ fastest growing thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Last year it looked amazing

Fast forward 15 months - it’s not looking so good. There’s a lot of brown patches or brown throughout the grass. One area in particular- there’s mushrooms starting to grown. My other 1/2 bought a lot of plants last year & took a lot of plants from a friend with a massive garden so not sure if we’ve maybe brought something back from somewhere .....

Weather wise in Scotland - it rained pretty much from January - March intermixed with cold/ damp. April - June weather was ok & I also bought a sprinkler to make sure it didn’t dry out when the sun was really out late May/ early June

Been reading up on possible reasons & could be a fungi especially with the mushrooms ? No dogs so it’s not that ?

I also tend to water at night but a lot of my reading says morning

Just wondered if anyone got any ideas ?

[uscmatt99]

I’m no expert but looks like it could be red thread. It’s a fungus that give the blades a brown and slightly reddish look. Treatment is a fungicide. For our lawn, it went from that look to completely dead looking after fungicide, but then new blades grew and it all looks great now. The red thread only affects the blades, not the roots, so your lawn should recover just fine after treatment if that’s what it is.

[RichM]

I will second the Red Thread. Good thing is, it doesn’t kill the grass. As far as the mushroom, all it takes is a rotting piece of a tree branch, log, etc.... under the grass, add moisture and you’ll have a few mushrooms.

[3 Putt]

I agree...looks like Red Thread. You should water in the very early morning hours for two reasons: (1) The sun will not evaporate the water before it can soak into the soil and (2) Watering at night promotes fungus growth as the dampness promotes its growth.

Also...when you get new sod, the first priority it to root it into the ground which you did with watering. But you never know what you will get with sod relative to insects, spores, foreign material, etc. It takes 1-2 years to get it in great shape. But will need fungicide and fertilizer to stabilize it.

[Brenngun]

Mushrooms usually caused by too much water. You didn't say how often you water but you may want to step it back a touch. Always water between 4am to 5am, Never at night. If the roots are too wet for too long it can cause root rot. Looks exactly like you pic. You should also aerate to get more air to the root structure and dry them out.

[colpol]

Thanks guys

Take all advise on board esp the watering

[Swearengen]

I don't know about the grass but your mycelium looks like a Psilocybe Semilanceata, would need more photos of the gills etc to be sure

[The Joker]

Need aerating and scarifying once a year. Moss needs taking care of.

[chieftd]

Not an expert at all, but when my yard would get Red thread I always applied high nitrogen content fertilizer, with good watering after, and it worked to control it. Good luck.

[ksh977]

Agree, looks like red thread, but I also see some brown spot. In addition to the suggestions others have made, make sure you are using a sharp enough lawn mower blade. Check the tops of your grass blades after mowing, and if they look jagged then you probably need to sharpen your blade. The jagged edges give fungus an opportunistic target for growth.

Furthermore, the blade and undercarriage of the lawn mower can carry spores, so you may want to consider a cleaning with bleach.

[Chewbacca]

That mushroom is worth $30 per my ‘guy’.

I’d say it’s your lucky day.

[Swearengen]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

That mushroom is worth $30 per my ‘guy’.

I’d say it’s your lucky day.

I'm waiting for my man
Twenty-six dollars in my hand
Up to Lexington, one, two, five
Feel sick and dirty, more dead than alive
I'm waiting for my man



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