Moved into this house last summer. This patch of the front lawn is super dead. Possible relevant info: When we bought the house we were told that there was a water main break a few years ago and the previous owner installed a backwater valve at the time.
Why do we think the grass is dead and is there anything we can/should to try to fix it? I don’t care about having a pristine lawn but it does look pretty bad
by anthonystank
17 Comments
UFO. Pretty sure that’s a crop circle.
Looks like a couple of spots in our yard where tree stumps were ground out.
I peed.
Looks like snow mold
Minor gas leak could cause a dead spot
Maybe some rocks or concrete washout, poke the soil with a screwdriver
Things that could cause this:
Gas leak, mold, old tree stump, old owner had a dog with real specific pee spots, or, the more “classic” thing I’ve seen, which is some yutz like, bleach cleaned a waste basket, or did some sort of washing of an item right there.
Big rock under there growing. We grow some good ones here in PA
I peed there
😄 🤣
Did you guys do a sewer scope? If your main sewer line is under there, and it cracked, that would definitely cause it.
does a window nearby reflect sun on it for hours at a time?
I had it too just to find a big piece of a carpets about 5 inches down.
Ants? Remove the dead thatch you might see activity. Gas pipe leaks will continue to get larger over time too. I don’t know how a water backflow valve could kill grass tbh.
I’m a dumbass I thought those road lines were whitecaps from waves for a second
check for local elephants
Based on the proximity to the roadside: probably all the neighborhood dogs’ favorite pee spot.
I’m going to give you an easy test – take a long screwdriver and stab the ground there to make sure there isn’t a big ass rock a few inches under the surface.