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I know very little about lawn care other than to just keep it mowed. Much of my front lawn rarely greens up any time of the year. I'd like to fix this but I'm unsure where to start. I'm unsure of the type of grass but I have taken pics so maybe you can help me identify it and what I should do to fix it. Thanks.

I don't know what type of grass you have but what year is the ramcharger ?
I have a 85 was the same color is now primer grey.

Ramcharger is 88. Been a great vehicle and I drove it regularly up until a couple years ago. The steering has so much play in it now that its a pain to drive so I just parked it. Hoping to fix the steering next month and put it back on the road.

Try a good fertilizer mix and try to aerate the lawn either with a core or slicer aerator you just need to loosen the soil and get it some nutrients and water and sunlight

Your trees look dead. Your lawn looks dead. The area in the distance looks to have great ground cover, and very nice looking trees. If it were me and no more than a person can know from a picture and no other real information I think I would start with the shocking contrast between the area away from your yard and your yard. Then I would go from there.

derekeh83 said:

I know very little about lawn care other than to just keep it mowed. Much of my front lawn rarely greens up any time of the year. I'd like to fix this but I'm unsure where to start. I'm unsure of the type of grass but I have taken pics so maybe you can help me identify it and what I should do to fix it. Thanks.

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Is it getting enough sun, or are there trees shading it? It looks pretty open but which way does it take the sun during the summer/ growing season? Do you have any way of doing a soil test?

My trees are fine. They are just now starting to bud. The greener grass is my backyard and its a lot wetter back there. Too wet actually and stays swampy a lot. I plan to fix that this summer. As far as sun, my brown section of yard gets plenty of sun all parts of the day. How do I do a soil test?

derekeh83 said:

My trees are fine. They are just now starting to bud. The greener grass is my backyard and its a lot wetter back there. Too wet actually and stays swampy a lot. I plan to fix that this summer. As far as sun, my brown section of yard gets plenty of sun all parts of the day. How do I do a soil test?

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I use one of these.

Shop Mosser Lee Soil Master Moisture Light and PH Meter at Lowes.com

Cool. I'll be home thursday and I'll go out and buy one.

derekeh83 said:

Cool. I'll be home thursday and I'll go out and buy one.

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Good deal.:thumbsup: It works pretty good I use it everytime before I apply fertilizer, or lime.

The tester said my pH was between 6 and 7 in each place I tested. Is this ok?

6.5 is perfect ph so water like crazy fertilizer like crazy and mow tall

Should I aerate the lawn as well?

derekeh83 said:

Should I aerate the lawn as well?

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It would help tremendously

Ok. I called a rental place here and they have one of the core kind so if weather stays good I plan on renting it this coming weekend. Should I fertilize right after? How about overseeding? What kind of fertilizer and seed should I get. I do most of my shopping at lowes if that matters.

A healthy mix fertilizer ie: 10-10-10 or 21-21-21 5 pounds of nitrogen which is the first number and is the percent of the bag per 1000sqft. No weed killer if you over seed. If you seed make sure to water once a day for a little bit don't want puddles. Core is the best way to aerate

I'm still having no luck with my front lawn. It's now mostly crabgrass, Moss and a few other weeds with little grass to be found. Crabgrass by far dominates the lawn. I'm wondering if I would be better off to just kill off the lawn and start over anew with it? Or maybe do it in sections?

My suggestion to get rid of crabgrass is to kill it all. One month later kill it again then get rid of it. Replant good grass for your area.