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Why Is My Lawn Turning Brown?

Brown grass can be caused by heat and drought—but it can also point to disease, insects, mowing stress, poor soil conditions or another underlying problem. Here's how to start narrowing down what's happening in your lawn.

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Suburban Northern New Jersey front lawn with irregular brown, drought-stressed patches among green cool-season turf in front of a white colonial homeLawn Problems & Diagnosis

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Suburban Northern New Jersey front lawn with irregular brown, drought-stressed patches among green cool-season turf in front of a white colonial home

Lawn Problems & Diagnosis

Why Is My Lawn Turning Brown?

Common causes in Northern New Jersey and how to tell the difference.

Clumps of light-green crabgrass spreading through a dark-green cool-season front lawn along a concrete driveway edge in Northern New Jersey

Weeds

Crabgrass in New Jersey: Prevention, Breakthrough & What to Do Next

Why crabgrass appears, how prevention works and what to do when it breaks through.

Lawn technician in a green polo running a walk-behind core aerator across a cool-season front lawn of a colonial home in Northern New Jersey, soil plugs scattered on the turf

Aeration & Seeding

Best Time to Aerate & Overseed Your Lawn in New Jersey

Why fall wins for aeration and overseeding in Northern New Jersey—and why spring usually isn't the best investment.

Gentle sprinkler misting fine water droplets over a freshly overseeded front lawn of a Northern New Jersey colonial home, with moist dark soil and seed between existing grass

Aeration & Seeding

How to Water New Grass Seed in New Jersey

Keep the seedbed moist—not soaked. How watering should change from seeding through establishment.

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Suburban Northern New Jersey front lawn with irregular brown, drought-stressed patches among green cool-season turf in front of a white colonial home

Lawn Problems & Diagnosis

Why Is My Lawn Turning Brown?

Common causes in Northern New Jersey and how to tell the difference.

Lawn technician in a green polo running a walk-behind core aerator across a cool-season front lawn of a colonial home in Northern New Jersey, soil plugs scattered on the turf

Aeration & Seeding

Best Time to Aerate & Overseed Your Lawn in New Jersey

Why fall wins for aeration and overseeding in Northern New Jersey—and why spring usually isn't the best investment.

Clumps of light-green crabgrass spreading through a dark-green cool-season front lawn along a concrete driveway edge in Northern New Jersey

Weeds

Crabgrass in New Jersey: Prevention, Breakthrough & What to Do Next

Why crabgrass appears, how prevention works and what to do when it breaks through.

Person walking a dog on a wooded trail at the edge of a New Jersey backyard, a common tick habitat

Disease & Insects

Flea & Tick Control for Your Yard in New Jersey

Where ticks and fleas hide in your yard, the ticks to know in NJ, and the yard habits and timing that reduce them.

Low-angle view of a push mower cutting a thick, tall residential tall-fescue lawn at a high mowing height in front of a Northern New Jersey colonial home

Watering & Mowing

How High Should You Mow Your Lawn in New Jersey?

Why GreenStripe prefers tall fescue at 3–4 inches, how to find your real cutting height and why a sharp blade matters.

Gentle sprinkler misting fine water droplets over a freshly overseeded front lawn of a Northern New Jersey colonial home, with moist dark soil and seed between existing grass

Aeration & Seeding

How to Water New Grass Seed in New Jersey

Keep the seedbed moist—not soaked. How watering should change from seeding through establishment.

Circular tan brown patch fungus rings with darker edges in a green tall fescue front lawn in New Jersey during humid summer weather

Disease & Insects

Lawn Fungus: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Lawn Disease

How to recognize brown patch, dollar spot, red thread and other common lawn fungus, and what treatment and prevention really involve.

Irregular light lime-green patches of Poa trivialis rough bluegrass in a darker green cool-season home lawn

Weeds

Poa Trivialis (Rough Bluegrass): Why Light-Green Patches Appear in Your Lawn

How to identify Poa trivialis (rough bluegrass), tell it apart from Poa annua and decide what to do about those light-green patches.

Oscillating sprinkler watering a lush green front lawn of a Northern New Jersey colonial home at sunrise

Watering & Mowing

Summer Lawn Watering Schedule for New Jersey

About 1 inch a week, early morning, in 2–3 deep waterings. How to set a summer schedule that actually works.

Freshly core-aerated residential lawn in Northern New Jersey with soil plugs scattered across the turf

Aeration & Seeding

What to Do After Aerating Your Lawn: A Complete Aftercare Guide

Plugs, watering, mowing, rain, traffic and fertilizer—exactly what to do after core aeration, with or without seed.

Empty major league baseball stadium with a bright green, checkerboard-striped natural grass outfield on a sunny spring morning

Seasonal Lawn Care

Yankee Stadium Grass: How MLB Fields Get So Green So Early

Is Yankee Stadium real grass? What MLB fields are made of, how crews get them green by Opening Day and what your lawn can borrow.