Ugly Lawn

[spennyman]

Hello everyone I just bought my first house large size yard but very patchy grass just plain ugly. I can mow it but thats about it, I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to turn this around. I would like to be proud of my lawn but don't know the first thing attached are some pictures I really want to learn

Thanks

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[spennyman]

Thanks for helping me out Marlingardener. Can I just grab this soil test kit from my home depot [img]https://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t396/spennyman1/soil.jpg[/img] will this work. as you can see from picture some spots seem pretty sandy with heavy clay under neath

[spennyman]

Marlingardener how far down should I get the soil for the test right off the surface?

[spennyman]

How do you think its coming
Marlingardener

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[spennyman]

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[Chipper]

spenny...
Did the soil test show you were lacking in any nutrients? Did you ammend the soil from the results of the test?