I had a problem with spotted spurge several weeks ago, so I applied some 2-4D to the lawn using my garden hose. Although I was careful not to over-apply, it's tricky to figure out just how much is being applied through those bottles that attach to a hose. The spotted spurge has all but disappeared, but now I am faced with a new issue: the lawn just doesn't seem healthy, and in some spots it seems either dormant or dead. OK I know what the problem is, and I know where Round Rock TX is just north of Austin. I have relatives just to the West of you in Marble Falls. I also know a thing or two about the Bible and Bermuda grass. It has been a early and hot spring in TX, especially from Dallas and points south. In your area it has also been dry and hot right? What is going on is your Bermuda Grass is stunned from 2,4-D application in too warm of weather. It also sounds like you might of applied too much using a hose end sprayer which compounded your problem. Post-emergence herbicides like 2,4-D should not be used when daytime temps hit 85+ degrees or else it will burn the grass and/or even make it go dormant. If extreme temps above 90 and over application you can do some real damage to it. Fear not my friend. Ease up on the fertilizer for a while and keep it watered. It will come back. Is it Tan or straw colored? Or is it dark like gray or charcoal colored? Tan/Straw colored is stunned dormant grass. Dark and crunchy is dead. Even if it is dead the surrounding grass will fill it back in with proper care. Good Luck TW

Not sure what the mud test is but what you're doing is great. Search this forum for leveling.

That's interesting! A number of years ago I put some tifway sod in for my front lawn. I had forgotten but for the first couple of year I also had seed heads. I had not thought about until I read your post. In preparation to laying the sod I had worked in a large amount of mulch, about twenty yards. As I understand organic material consumes nitrogen when it breaks down and of course grass needs nitrogen to grow. For the first few years I also had areas where the lawn was a light green. What I did was to start using more fertilizer and that seems to have taken care of the problem. Because you are using an organic fertilizer, which can have a very low nitrogen content, you lawn may not be getting enough nitrogen at least in spots. I think that I would get some regular fertilizer and give it a good shot. You should then know within a week or two if that's the problem. Good luck, Bill.

Peydey don't get too caught up in the idea of a step by step process, there isn't one. Soil fertility is the same regardless of what you're growing in it. Add as much organic matter to the soil as you can and create the most hospitable enviroment possible for the microbes that feed on that organic matter. Ween yourself off of the notion that you're "fertilizing grass". You aren't, you're feeding the soil. Practice good lawn culture: mow high, mulch clippings, water infrequently and deeply. Boom, you're on your way. If you have specific questions feel free to post them but you'll be finding your own way very soon I'd bet.