How to Take Care of Brown

                                  How to Take Care of Brown

   Overview, 
                    Before you take care of the brown patches in your lawn, you must know what is causing the problem and ways to treat it. This might not be the easiest task to do, but with a little investigation, you can find out what is causing the problem so that you will know what must be done. Just planting new grass seeds might not be the answer if there is an underlying condition.

Step 1

Over-fertilizing one area of the grass will cause a brown patch. To fix this problem, you will need to wait for about one month for the excess nitrogen to filter out of the soil and plant new grass seed. You will need to use a starter fertilizer when you plant the grass seed to add nutrients to the soil.

Step 2

Keep dogs off the same spot of the lawn to prevent brown spots. If the dog does insist on urinating in the same spot, use a watering hose to water down the spot after each time to dilute the nitrogen in the urine. If the grass does not grow back, remove the brown grass, put down some starter fertilizer and sow some grass seed down.

Step 3

Walking on the same area of grass over time can make the grass turn brown. This is especially true in the winter months. To fix this problem, you should aerate the ground. Golf shoes will work well for this process. Walk around on the area and make holes in the soil.

Step 4

Water can be another problem. Overwatering or too much rain can rot the roots of the grass. Use a hard rake to remove the brown grass, put down some starter fertilizer, and sow some grass seed. Make sure that you don't over water the grass again. If the water problem is from something other than rain or overwatering, the problem must be fixed before reseeding.

Step 5

Attack of a fungus can cause round brown patches in the lawn. The ring will surround healthy grass. The fungus can live in the ground for years, but when the lawn becomes stressed, it attacks. Regular watering and proper fertilizing will eliminate the fungus and allow the grass to grow.

What to do if the leaves are turning yellow?

The two most common reasons for yellow leaves are:
1. High chlorine in the water. A common problem for Lucky Bamboo plants are chlorine. Tap water contains chlorine that are not good for your plant. It can cause brown tip or cause the leaves to turn yellow. If you continue to use the water, the yellowing will continue to spread.
Solution: Try using bottled water of filtered water. If you can not afford it, you can fill a container with tap water and let it sit 24 hours. This will eliminated most of the chlorine from the water.

2. Plant exposed to direct sunlight. If you have the window blinds open or have a ceiling sky light, the bamboo may be expose to sunlight when the sun shift while you are at work or away from the plant.
Solution: Move it to a different location you know for sure does not have any direct sunlight. Your plant does not required any light from the sun. It will be fine with light source from your the light bulb and lamps.

Related

Common questions from our Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Should I use bottled water or tap water?

Use distilled water or bottled water. The chlorine that is in your tap water will cause the tip of the leaves to turn brown. If you must use tap water, you can eliminated most of the chlorine and chemical from the water by letting it sit 24 hours before adding it to the plant.

---

Question: Should I use rocks or soil?
Planting lucky bamboo in soil will required more frequent watering than unsoiled lucky bamboo.  We prefer to use rocks because it requires less maintenance.

---

Question: Can a frozen bamboo survive?
A frozen lucky bamboo will not survive. After it thaws, the bamboo will feel like rubber and eventually turn soggy and die.

---

Question: Why does the leaf turn brown and looks dried up?
Most likely, the lucky bamboo is expose to direct sunlight. The direct sunlight is too strong for the plant and will burn the leaves.  If your plant has burn leaves, you can trim the brown section of the leaf with a pair of scissors or carefully pluck the leaf.