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Posted by Ken in S.W. Ont. on 7/4/2005, 4:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Fringe is dying. Help Jim W." --Previous Message--
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: : Hi Jim.My climate will be quite
: similar to yours as I am about 25
: miles north east of Port Huron. Have
: been having trouble with my fringe.
: I think I over cut it about 6 weeks
: ago as I was waiting for my mower to
: be sharpened and it seemed to really
: stress it. Some of the fringe did
: not come out of it but I thought it
: may have been due to the opressive
: heat wave that we are going through.
: Just the other evening I noticed
: that some of the fringe,that was
: doing fine, had a blueish colour to
: it and the next day it was totally
: brown. Havn't been
: overwatering(every 2or3days at
: dusk)I'm afraid it is going to
: spread to the green. Any advice
: would be apreciated. Thanks Ken.
:
: When grass turns blue, that is the
: sign of wilting due to lack of
: moisture. Cut out a wedge of turf
: with a pocket knife or use a soil
: probe to inspect the soil. Is it
: dry? If so, you've got some
: localized dry spots. One part of my
: fringe is prone to this. I apply a
: wetting agent routinely to the whole
: green and fringe to prevent these
: from forming. You can purchase one
: from Lesco, but it kind of
: expensive. You can also try mixing
: a few tablespoons of liquid dish
: soap with water in a watering can
: and applying that to the dry spots.
: Then water thoroughly afterwards to
: wet them. Don't worry when that
: grass turns a darker green; that is
: natural and will disappear in a few
: days.
:
: You should also hand water these
: spots in the fringe each day with a
: hose in addition to the regular
: watering they normally get when you
: water the green.
:
: Another thing that can cause blue
: turf that quickly turns brown is
: over-fertilization. Is it possible
: you put too much fertilizer on your
: fringe?
:Thanks Jim. I havn't fertilized for about 5 weeks because of the heat.I'll try that dishsoap method later on tonight. Ken.
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