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on 8/9/2005, 11:41 am, in reply to "Re: Fringe is dying. Help Jim W."
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Double post- sorry
I agree with the blue/grey color and regard to hydrophobic soil. Wetting agents are your friends this time of year.
Scalp injury and dull mower injury will eventually grow out but be on the look out for disease infections in these weakened areas, esp. in these hot humid summer months. Maybe mow less frequently until you see some recovery.
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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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: 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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