I should have posted some pictures originally. Here are a few: The rest of my property just has grey snow mold all over the place but the grass seems to be filling in slowly but surely. I have one exceptionally large area that to me gets smaller every day. I believe the grass in this area was thinner last year which would explain seeing dirt. But in the fall I plan on cutting short, dragging around my tine dethatcher to scratch up the soil, overseeding, going over with the tines again, and then fertilizing anyway. http://www.handidrummed.com/psm1.jpg http://www.handidrummed.com/psm2.jpg http://www.handidrummed.com/psm3.jpg http://www.handidrummed.com/psm4.jpg http://www.handidrummed.com/psm5.jpg http://www.handidrummed.com/psm6.jpg

Hey forustringdrums, Snow mold, Yuk, I have it too here in Michigan. Your description sounds about like parts of my lawn, except that I was able to lift by raking, the matted blades of grass a little to allow some air circulation. I also have some brown spots of various sizes, which may be snow mold or dog pee spots or both. So far itÂs wait and see if new growth emerges. IÂm reluctant to advise what you should do because IÂm no expert on snow mold and relatively new to organic lawn care. My plan of attack is that next week (April 15) I am going to spread cracked corn at about 20#/1000 sq ft on the whole lawn and follow that up with a light dusting of compost on the problem areas, i.e. snow mold, dog pee spots, dead spots, thin spots etc. In a few weeks, about the first of May, I expect the grass will have been cut a couple times and any winter damage should be more apparent and IÂll deal with it then by either seeding or transplanting patches of sod from less conspicuous areas of my lawn (back yard). IÂm hoping the cracked corn will remediate the snow mold and reduce the usual powdery mildew outbreaks I see every year. I think your technique for seeding is fine. Just insure good soil/seed contact and keep it moist until established. You mentioned pink mold in the grass around your tree. Corn meal or cracked corn may help, but you should consider placing a mulch ring around that tree. Better for the tree and you wont have to worry about lawn issues there. Small shrubs and shade loving plants look good in a mulch ring. Bill Hill

Does water seem to puddle up right in that spot? When you've tried everything, then it's time to look into a soil test. The best soil test for any money is the cheap one at Logan Labs in Ohio. The least expensive of all the comprehensive soil tests is the cheap one at Logan Labs. They test everything. You can pay a lot more and get a worse test. When you get the LL test back, I can help you find a place where there are volunteers (like me) who will read the test, tell you what it means, tell you what you need to fix it, where to get the stuff, how much to apply, when to apply, and more if there is more. They just don't do that on this forum.

Before leaving for the new post... Maybe I collect stray cats - have 9 ...and roses... can't have any beautiful objects like yours - especially not vases...the cats climb on everything and then whatever is there falls down and breaks... :-) but I love blue (cobalt especially) vases and bottles, and Jim, I adore those Gijoe doll-statues... they are so well made, perfectly rounded of, with so much attention to detail... I have never seen them. we only have Barbie and Ken dolls here... my brother used to collect Matchbox cars... I never had anything that special... except my cats and my roses... yes Carol... how sad what mankind does to nature... horrific.... I am going to delete the post with the elephant photo's until I've contacted my friends to ask their permission to post it permanently :-) so glad you liked seeing that.... please spread the news - stop purchasing ivory... the sad thing is, when you think about it - all the keys in a piano are made with ivory, that such a beautiful creature had to die to create such beautiful music..ironic isn't it? all for man's pleasure....