See more on yellowing foliage below. Lawns across the area are looking sick. Those not watered are brown. Those that have been irrigated, often on the heavy side, are yellowing. Lack of iron.
Iron deficiencies are apparent in lawns when the soil has a high pH or when lawns are overwatered.
Ask your nurseryman about iron products that will help return pale grass to a healthier green. Try to avoid contact with drives, walkways and white trim on your home, warns landscape designer Danny McNair. Iron products stain. Chinch bugs love hot, dry conditions. They attack our lawns along sidewalks and drives, where it is sunny and hot.