Hey guys, I'm still looking around the forum to see if i can see what my issue is, but I was hoping someone can set my mind at ease in the meantime.
I' new to doing this lawn care stuff so bare with me... I tilled up my whole front yard (last year had the plumbers replace my sewer drain from the house to the road, and didnt want to cover it with different grass, and had to till down the high spot anyways, figured i'd start new). Hit it with some milorgranite fertilizer, planted kentucky blue sun and shade mix seed, covered with some straw. The grass grew very well! Its sitting under a big spread out tree that will blanket the front yard in the late afternoon around 4pm when the sun west of the tree. I let it grow initially to 4.5 inches and cut it back to 3.5 inches on the first cut... A few days later i noticed some brown tips, and looked into it and the suggestion was a dull blade on the mower... So i got it sharpened and a week from the first cut I cut it again, this time down to 3 inches. But the tips stayed brown/white and I can now see some strands that are completely brown and dying.
I don't own any pets, I first watered the yard twice a day, a good soak in the morning before sun cam up, and later in the afternoon gave it a light covering when the shade came. I havent seen any issues at all until the first mowing, not using any fertilizer since the first milorgranite covering on the first planting. I cut back to watering once a day, and not doing as much as I was initially, since i was afraid i was overwatering.
Any suggestions to help my get on the right track is greatly appreciated!