What does this look like to y'all? We moved in 2 1/2 yrs ago and the yard was like a golf course. The house is almost 20yrs old and, as far as I know, has followed a strict chemical regimen. Upon moving in I ceased using all toxins and moved to organic.

As seen in the 3rd pic, there are parts of the lawn that are thick and lush. However, in the first 2 pics, there are spots where nothing grows, not even weeds! This year's treatment includes ben. nematodes, bioform dry, cornmeal, Medina soil activator, and a light app. of Sul-po-mag.

BTW, I live in Hewitt, just south of Waco. No signs of pest or disease. Anybody got any ideas?

Thanks.
Dave

Dave - my neighbor had the same problem however I hadn't convinced him to go "organic", though I have been trying. I did convince him to put on a thin layer of compost and water it in good. He did, and within 2 weeks the healthy grass around the spot had filled the bare spots in.

I spread compost also this spring.

I have a couple spots that are really hard to get growing well. The best I've been able to do in the past three years was when I put corn gluten meal on one spot as a test. It was very dense in there for a year and then back to "normal." I also made my own dead zone by mistake several years ago. I was building a tree house for my daughter using treated lumber. Where I set up my sawhorse is one of the places where the grass refuses to grow.

You have thrown the organic arsenal at it. You up for a soil test? I recommend the Texas Plant and Soil lab.

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Dchall,

I think I should get a soil test. I would be "neat," if nothing else, to know that much about my soil.

There is an organic nursery outside of Waco that I use, and a gentleman there thinks there is something buried in my yard. Perhaps a paint can or a piece of treated lumber from when the house was built. I may go diggin'!

Since my original post bermuda has started creeping in the bare spot. Very slowly mind you, but it is trying to reestablish.

Thanks for the input.

Dave

that spot looks like old chinch bug damage! plug it back in and add milorganite!

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Try putting corn meal maybe that will help.