Are You Noticing Brown Patches of Dying Grass? There Could Be a Serious Problem Behind It
Published July 6 2025, 10:46 a.m. ET

(L) Brown patch fungus and dead grass, (R) Man trimming the grass in a garden (Representative Cover Image Source: Getty Images | (L) Robin Gentry, (R) Zoff Photos)
Lately, many gardeners have been reporting that their grass seems to turn dry and brownish, as if the garden’s dying. In February this year, a gardener called u/Aromatic-Discount384 shared distressing pictures of their garden, where a brownish, hourglass-shaped gash had scarred their green grassy ground. Fellow gardeners cooked up bizarre scenarios, saying that the brown grub was a UFO landing or a patch where a cat peed. Some said it was the territory constructed by an army of worms. But lawn care expert Lee Butler told Southern Living magazine that all the other possibilities could be just as true.

Lawn with infestation. Insect or fungus