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Lawn Problems - Nonliving

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Updated: March 16, 2026

Diagnose Home Lawn Problems

Explore common indications of lawn stress, damage, or dieback, and learn what conditions usually cause those symptoms and how to manage or avoid them in the future.
Scattered clumps of green turfgrass surrounded by patches of matted-down, dead, pale brown turf.
Updated: March 16, 2026

Lawn Problems Not Caused by Pests or Diseases

Learn about common environmental factors (issues not due to a pest or disease) that damage lawns and how to prevent such problems in the future.
An area of dormant, mostly-brown lawn with a large puddle of undrained rainwater.
Updated: March 16, 2026

Improving a Struggling Lawn and Repairing Damage

Learn what conditions cause a lawn to struggle to thrive, and how to remedy them to improve a lawn's appearance and health.
A lawn with widespread browning and clumps of green weeds.
Updated: July 25, 2024

Excess Thatch in Lawns

What is thatch and does your lawn have it?
thatch in lawns
Updated: March 2, 2023

Seedling Problems - Lawns

How seedling problems affect lawns and how to prevent them.
failure of new lawn
Updated: March 2, 2023

Sod Problems - Lawns

Sod problems in lawns in Maryland
unrolling sod
Updated: March 2, 2023

Poor Seed Germination - Lawns

How poor seed germination effect lawns
poor germination of grass seeds
Updated: March 2, 2023

Oil or Gasoline - Lawns

How oil and gasoline spills effect lawns
lawn damaged by oil spill
Updated: March 2, 2023

Nutrient Deficiency - Lawns

How to recognize and correct a nutrient deficiency in lawns.
Updated: March 2, 2023

Fertilizer Injury - Lawns

Fertilizer can be too much of a good thing for lawns.
herbicide damaged lawn