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Dead spots in Centipede - Dethatch?
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:45 am
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:45 am
Got some areas of
Dead grass in my centipede- upon some research, it looks to be in need of dethatching
Anyone familiar with this process? When how etc.
Dead grass in my centipede- upon some research, it looks to be in need of dethatching
Anyone familiar with this process? When how etc.
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Posted on 3/24/26 at 11:21 am to xBirdx
Perhaps this might help. Thatch Management - LSU AgCenter . I’ve never de-thatched, only aerated. It’s possible with a centipede lawn, that lawn aeration is what you need. Centipede with its slow growth is slow to recover from lawn damage.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 1:51 pm to xBirdx
Some of my healthiest centipede got smoked this winter. I would have thought keeping it longer over the winter time would have helped. But all of my thickest spots are down to just the stolons; which are completed dead with no sign of life.
Other areas of my yard are brown, with some green, I think dethatching will help in these areas.
Other areas of my yard are brown, with some green, I think dethatching will help in these areas.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 2:05 pm to CrawDude
Do you rent an aerator?
Or are the little”spike shoes” good enough ?
Or are the little”spike shoes” good enough ?
Posted on 3/24/26 at 2:55 pm to xBirdx
I have these spots in different locations every spring.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 4:36 pm to xBirdx
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Do you rent an aerator? Or are the little”spike shoes” good enough ?
Yes - you rent a mechanical core aerator or hire a lawn service to do it it for you. I attached a video and some verbage in the other thread you just posted in response to your question on this. No - spike shoes are not good enough.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 4:42 pm to turkish
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I have these spots in different locations every spring.
You sure you don’t large patch fungal disease? Are the dead-brown spots circular?
Large Patch - LSU AgCenter
Large Patch of Warm Season Turf Grasses - LSU AgCenter
Posted on 3/25/26 at 1:23 pm to CrawDude
It has never really looked like that. These are spots that just never green up after winter.
Posted on 3/25/26 at 1:27 pm to xBirdx
Those areas are called "centipede sucks"
Posted on 3/25/26 at 1:34 pm to turkish
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It has never really looked like that. These are spots that just never green up after winter.
Was it greening up and then got hit with another frost? This happens to the small patch of centipede in my front yard. If it's in the process of greening up and it gets hit with a frost there will be spots of it that never come back.
Posted on 3/25/26 at 2:10 pm to tigerskin
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Those areas are called "centipede sucks"
lol….I guess all lawn grasses have pros & cons. Take away for centipede it likes acidic soil, which is not common in many areas of south LA, minimal amount of nitrogen fertilizer and a cut height lower than St Aug & higher than Bermudagrass, and doesn’t like shade. Slow to fill in damaged areas of the lawn, but quick to send runners out on sidewalks, driveways, and landscape beds …lol.
Article on “centipede decline” - bit of a dated article but everything still relevant to the OP.
Centipede Decline - LSU AgCenter
Posted on 3/25/26 at 2:36 pm to Loup
No. Every year at green up there are different locations that stay dead until mid-late summer.
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