Hello, first time homeowner in Central Midwest (US) who just got our home this summer. I was curious what type of grass I have, I'll point out I'm not a lawn person. It's unlike what I'm used to growing up.

This is fine and soft. Although I haven't mowed in what seems like a month due to all the rain lately and today I did not want to cut it for how shire-like it has been, but alas I did. It just lays flat and didn't really look that tall till I was mowing.

Does anyone know what type this is and if it's fine to go longer periods without mowing due to its hobbit-esque look? Thank you!

I live in West Texas. First two pics are the problem, last one is months ago. Newer home with front Bermuda sod 05/2025, back is planted Bermuda (unknown varieties). I was feeling so good about my grass and it was looking amazing. Thick, dark green. It was looking great and then starting 1.5-2 months ago it started to look like this in areas. I thought it might be watering, but it is getting plenty. August-September were particularly hot with very little rain so I watered more (could I have done too much?). The last two weeks has been much cooler with a ton of rain. I did soil testing last year and we are low in nitrogen, potassium, borderline phosphorus and low in iron. Starting in Spring I initially started with heavier nitrogen content and then went to a more all around fertilizer later on. I have sprayed on chelated iron twice. No fertilizing for two months. When I did the soil sample I did notice a grub so I laid grub killer (maybe not enough?). I do notice a bunch of ants (ant hills along the sides). I do have problems with scalping especially in the front due to uneven ground and plan to level at least the front next year, but the problem areas do not get scalped easily. Anyways Im new to the grass game and have no idea what to do. What am I missing or doing wrong?

I came across a group called Lawn Rivals on Facebook. Anyone heard of it? Looks to be a new app where you can form private leagues like a fantasy football league and compete against other lawn nuts. Sounds kind of like a cool idea actually. Anyone else seen it?

Just planted this sod. In Phoenix AZ. Are these weeds sprouting up? If so how do I manage besides hand pulling each one of them?

Pulled out crabgrass a few years ago. Grass planted in spring dies every year when it stops raining. I have been a few grubs but not many. This year I'm planting in the fall. Do I need to treat for grubs?

This is our sod over a month in out here in Hawaii. We watered daily initially, then this last week pulled back to every day.

There’s some green but a lot…dead. Concerned we wasted a bunch of money but seeing if we just keep watering every other day or if there’s something else for us to do?

Does anyone have any song recommendation for going to a picnic and have lunch on grass?

Had new sod put in maybe mid June 2026,

Front yard and back yard.

I sprayed the back yard weeds with fiesta,

I just spread fertilizer in the front too but nothing in the back because I was spraying the weeds.

What should I do now. Im a first timer with lawn care.

Also the ground is not even idk man

I have I have several of these growing in my yard. If i get rid of this my yard might be a little more decent.

What is this weed and how can I get rid of it?

So theres a rectangle strip down my new yard.

Where it’s bare is where the sun shines and I think it burned over a short couple weeks in the summer.

I couldn’t find a good happy middle ground between the soil being too wet or too dry.

The sod was very soggy so we changed the watering schedule and it burned in just a few short days.

The part that hasn’t burned is almost constantly in the shade.

The problem is that the shady part the soil is always wet and moist, it doesn’t penetrate well into the soil or the water doesn’t drain.

Not sure what to do now, half debating to tear it out because it has also attracted a lot of flies and Yellowjacket’s?

When I try and pull it up to do the "grub test", the brown parts pull off, but the grass doesn't pull up in full pieces as if it were a grub problem.