What causes water bubbles under grass?

What causes water bubbles under grass?

Grass bubbles are caused by water trapped beneath the grass in your lawn. In most cases, lawn bubbles are formed after a period of excess rainfall or because a water pipe has burst beneath the surface. Often, grass bubbles form in areas of your yard where plastic has been laid beneath sod or grass.

Should you pop a lawn bubble?

Some lawn caretakers may attempt to drain each lawn bubble individually. Doing so, however, could cause serious damage to the lawn. Ideally, you will want to try to collect as much of the drained water as possible to prevent your lawn from becoming sodden.

What’s a grass bubble?

lawn bubble (plural lawn bubbles) A phenomenon that occurs after heavy rains, where rain water flows under a lawn's thatched grass root and rhizome layer, but is unable to drain further due to saturated soil underneath, creating a muddy water-filled bubble cavity between the grass and the underlying dirt.

How do I fix bubbles in my lawn?

A professional lawn care service can repair the damage after the grass bubble is drained. They might plant new grass seeds or add sod to the area. It will need to dry out and they may have equipment that can assist in the process.

What causes a lawn blister?

They're called lawn blisters or grass waterbeds, and they occur when water builds up beneath the surface of the grass. It creates a phenomenon where the grass acts much like a waterbed as the water trapped beneath causes the surface to jiggle around.