So the past couple years, this pops up after being healthy and green. We don’t put anything there, it’s been raining quite a bit where I’m from (RI) , and we cut the grass weekly. What do you think is happening ?
We have a square in our yard which appears every year due to the septic. Any metal, concrete, rock etc underground heats up and kills the grass.
MostEscape6543
It’s a septic tank. Possibly something similar like an old dog kennel or something.
Dig down and see what’s there.
20moonstone10
I we don’t have septic … but we did have to redo our piping so this actually could be it
Swimming_Ad_8856
Sounds like a small sprinkler or 5 gallon bucket of water there daily
ADZ1LL4
Could be a giant slab of rock or concrete underneath. Saw a YT video of some guy who burst his sprinkler pipes pulling one up due to similar patch on his lawn.
eni91
Only 1 way to find out, get dhe shovel ready
rawbit
Ancient burial ground.
Fluid-Background1947
Whatever it is, whatever you find, assuming you do find something… please come back and tell us. Too many of these mysteries end with no resolution.
User-no-relation
DEFENDER-90
The obvious answer is you’ve decided to plant your yard right over an ancient Indian burial ground you’re screwed!
TransitJohn
Reflection from a window.
otwc7N
My yard was sodded. Idiots put sod right over a piece of siding. It looks like what you have.
SimCimSkyWorld
Buried treasure
brucedodson
My neighbor had this happen for about four years … then due to a different issue they found out they had a small , underground gas leak.
No more brown spot after the utility company fixed the leak
whirledpeaves
I had something similar happening in my lawn and learned there was a concrete pad under the top layer of soil and grass. Neighbor told me a past owner had a little ham radio tower mounted on a pad there
Looks like my grass when I was building a gazebo on a sunny day. Roof panel burned a triangle. It came back
Phiddipus_audax
Any practical jokers or enemies as neighbors? Middle of the night, creep out with a big piece of cardboard masking and a jug of Round-Up, cause mysterious problems.
regaphysics
Looks like a window reflection to me.
iluvpntbtr
Slip n slide?
Icy-Improvement-4219
Aliens. Definitely aliens….
doucettejr
Plywood was doing this in my yard in the back. The front had bricks, thinset tile mortar and chunks of trim casing.
EarEquivalent3929
Buried concrete
CrazyNewspaperFace
Could be reflection off a window
Slow_Elk8803
Time to dig
ApprehensiveBell2097
My friend had this going on, about a 3′ x 3′ patch. We started digging and uncovered a concrete bunker that was never on the property history. Some previous owner had decided to burry it all for a lawn.
The square patch was the access shaft leading to the bunker underneath. Unfortunately the bunker was filled in with dirt and concrete.
Anyway probably not a bunker here but reminded me of it.
Rootin-Tootin-Newton
Looks like there was something laying there. Grubs?
ice9sharkrepellent
I have this at my house. Mine is a square. I grabbed a gardening shovel and discovered a buried concrete pad about 4 1/2 inches deep. When the temp heats up, it reveals itself. Dried up grass. In the spring and fall, you would never know it’s there.
nochinzilch
Did someone lay something plastic down on the grass recently?
Lower-Report9492
Reflection from window
bad_card
That is a half is sheet of plywood that is about 3″ down. I have had multiple issues like this.
DLM_997788
Aliens 👽
Devilnutz2651
Poke it with a long screwdriver
vbt2021
Jimmy Hoffa
EstablishmentIcy6859
Poke the sucker and let us know!!
Cold_Examination3893
My vote is reflective window or septic tank
Emotion-Internal
someone’s sunbathing with a beach towel
BreadMaker_42
Shaped like a window. Possible reflection cooking the grass? Window reflections can be hot enough to melt vinyl siding.
God_Country_ND
Window reflection maybe
Proud-Giraffe5249
I have a drywall buried in the middle of my lawn and get a dry square patch just like that.
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Is there a reflective glare coming off a window that cooks this spot at any point in the day?
Looks like a reflection perhaps from a window or something metal
Big rock?
Window reflection
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Have you checked for a boulder?
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Shallow grave
We have a square in our yard which appears every year due to the septic. Any metal, concrete, rock etc underground heats up and kills the grass.
It’s a septic tank. Possibly something similar like an old dog kennel or something.
Dig down and see what’s there.
I we don’t have septic … but we did have to redo our piping so this actually could be it
Sounds like a small sprinkler or 5 gallon bucket of water there daily
Could be a giant slab of rock or concrete underneath. Saw a YT video of some guy who burst his sprinkler pipes pulling one up due to similar patch on his lawn.
Only 1 way to find out, get dhe shovel ready
Ancient burial ground.
Whatever it is, whatever you find, assuming you do find something… please come back and tell us. Too many of these mysteries end with no resolution.
The obvious answer is you’ve decided to plant your yard right over an ancient Indian burial ground you’re screwed!
Reflection from a window.
My yard was sodded. Idiots put sod right over a piece of siding. It looks like what you have.
Buried treasure
My neighbor had this happen for about four years … then due to a different issue they found out they had a small , underground gas leak.
No more brown spot after the utility company fixed the leak
I had something similar happening in my lawn and learned there was a concrete pad under the top layer of soil and grass. Neighbor told me a past owner had a little ham radio tower mounted on a pad there
Let’s find out!
https://preview.redd.it/2xcnuavyar9f1.png?width=487&format=png&auto=webp&s=71b261a8f9841e1bc9aef20d41bf7c2ea4c885fb
Looks like my grass when I was building a gazebo on a sunny day. Roof panel burned a triangle. It came back
Any practical jokers or enemies as neighbors? Middle of the night, creep out with a big piece of cardboard masking and a jug of Round-Up, cause mysterious problems.
Looks like a window reflection to me.
Slip n slide?
Aliens. Definitely aliens….
Plywood was doing this in my yard in the back. The front had bricks, thinset tile mortar and chunks of trim casing.
Buried concrete
Could be reflection off a window
Time to dig
My friend had this going on, about a 3′ x 3′ patch. We started digging and uncovered a concrete bunker that was never on the property history. Some previous owner had decided to burry it all for a lawn.
The square patch was the access shaft leading to the bunker underneath. Unfortunately the bunker was filled in with dirt and concrete.
Anyway probably not a bunker here but reminded me of it.
Looks like there was something laying there. Grubs?
I have this at my house. Mine is a square. I grabbed a gardening shovel and discovered a buried concrete pad about 4 1/2 inches deep. When the temp heats up, it reveals itself. Dried up grass. In the spring and fall, you would never know it’s there.
Did someone lay something plastic down on the grass recently?
Reflection from window
That is a half is sheet of plywood that is about 3″ down. I have had multiple issues like this.
Aliens 👽
Poke it with a long screwdriver
Jimmy Hoffa
Poke the sucker and let us know!!
My vote is reflective window or septic tank
someone’s sunbathing with a beach towel
Shaped like a window. Possible reflection cooking the grass? Window reflections can be hot enough to melt vinyl siding.
Window reflection maybe
I have a drywall buried in the middle of my lawn and get a dry square patch just like that.