The sight of brown grass towards the end of winter may be unsettling, but there is no need to panic. It is usually a normal part of a grass’s natural life cycle, and you'd best wait rather than do something you’ll regret. Rushing to fertilize the lawn too quickly can do more harm than good. Here, lawn experts reveal a better course of action.
Brown patches in your lawn don’t mean your grass is dead. Most of the time, it just means it has gone dormant for winter. Some signs will be more concerning (which we’ll reveal later), but most often the grass will start growing again and regain its color once the temperatures warm in spring.
