How to Repair Patchy, Bare Spots in Your Lawn
By Andrea Beck | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT Here's what you need to know to cover diseased and distressed areas with lush grass again. Keeping a lawn in tip-top shape often means applying an organic fertilizertwice a year, aerating periodically to discourage thatch buildup and soil compaction, watering regularly, and properly mowing it. But even if you do everything right, you can still end up with bare, thin, or weedy patches here and there. One of the most important parts of lawn repair is figuring out what has caused the problem. Sometimes an accident, such as a fertilizer spill, creates a bare spot in…