05/15/2026
🌱 This spring, I’ve been getting a lot of calls about thin, delayed, or patchy bermudagrass lawns. In many cases, what homeowners are seeing is winter injury — not chemical damage.
🎓 I’ve spoken directly with turfgrass pathologists and specialists from the University of Arkansas about what we’re seeing across the area this year. The combination of temperature swings, dry winter conditions, wind exposure, and stressed turf has created conditions for significant winter damage on many lawns.
⚠️ One thing that’s important to understand:
Winter injury often shows up in patterns. Higher, more exposed areas may green up slower, while low or protected areas recover faster. Lawns with poor root systems, low pH, compaction, drought stress, or previous stress tend to show the most damage.
🌿 We’re also seeing w**ds move into weakened areas. That does NOT mean the lawn was “burned” by treatment. Weeds are opportunistic and naturally invade thin or stressed turf.
✅ What helps recovery:
• Proper fertility timing
• Correct mowing height
• Water management 💧
• Soil correction (especially low pH)
• Patience and warmer soil temperatures ☀️
Some lawns will recover fully with time. Others may need aeration, soil amendments, or seeding/sodding in severe areas.
🔎 At Advantage Lawn & Chemcare, we don’t just spray lawns — we diagnose what’s actually happening beneath the surface.
📞 If your lawn is struggling this spring, we’d be glad to take a look and help determine the cause.
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