Did you buy from a reputable turf producer or straight from a DIY outlet.

Buying direct from turf producers ensures fresh turf that is treated for disease as it is growing reducing the chance of you recieving turf with a developing problem.

The most likely explaination for the brown patches is a fungus.

It could be red thread, usually has a red tinge to the dying leaves and stems. The treatement would be to feed the turf.

It could be fusarium, often distinguishable by a cotton like fuzz on the brown patch.

Feeding your lawn in the autumn with a specially designed Pre-Winter Fertiliser will protect your lawn from disease whilst also ensuring good growth in the spring.

A great Pre-Winter Fertiliser can be found by clicking on the following link: http://www.turfshop.co.uk/display_details/action/details/code/36/cat/1/subcat/1/

I had a simular problem, but with regular watering and fertilizer, the problem disappeared and now the grass is as green as can be.

I have a few broad wide leaves in my lawn, what should I use to get rid of them, without damaging the grass?

Michael,

 It depends on if the weed is a broad leafed weed or if it is a broader leaved grass, such as Yorkshire Fog, or an agricultural variety.

If it is a relatively common broadleaved weed such as buttercups, dandelions etc then a feed and weed product from your localgarden centre will do the trick.

If it is a broader leaved grass you will just have to hand weed, but be sure to remove the whole plant and any other root to be sure there is no regrowth. If large gaps are left scatter some seed that matches the varieties of grass in your lawn and cover with a sandy loam soil.