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Drought and Lawn

Posted on 10/3/22 at 6:06 pm
Posted by Bayou
CenLA
Member since Feb 2005
36890 posts
Posted on 10/3/22 at 6:06 pm
No sprinkler system and haven't gone out to set up lawn sprinkler. Grass looks horrible. Will it die since there's no rain in forecast? Will it bounce back once we get rain?
Posted by oldskule
Down South
Member since Mar 2016
15476 posts
Posted on 10/3/22 at 6:41 pm to
I throw in the towel....

Rains for 45 days, root rot sets in
VBW takes over
Now, a drouhgt....

I'm done!
Posted by Teufelhunden
Galvez, LA
Member since Feb 2005
5587 posts
Posted on 10/3/22 at 9:13 pm to
I have a sprinkler system but even with that it's struggling. Hoping it gets cold quickly so it goes dormant.
Posted by calcotron
Member since Nov 2007
8314 posts
Posted on 10/3/22 at 9:22 pm to
What kind of grass? My bermuda doesn't give a shite. It'll go dormant, come back. It also stays green in a drought much better than neighbors' fescue. Nights in the 50s now, so it's not going to grow anymore this year. Only problem with bermuda is it will grow anywhere, like up into bushes and up walls. Bermuda grass and cockroaches will be all that is left after nuclear winter.
Posted by jmon
Mandeville, LA
Member since Oct 2010
8432 posts
Posted on 10/4/22 at 12:36 pm to
First off, no expert on lawn care here and I have put my trust in some very knowledgable people on this forum for my lawn care.

Recently, late June, had a new centipede sod lawn installed and with all the rain, was doing great! The drought has taken a toll on the grass in the areas directly surrounding the oak trees on my lot. We have consistently watered the last couple weeks at the first sign of distress. We watered approx. 20 to 30 minutes at a time with oscillating sprinklers until the lawn had gotten some water. The only areas that seemed to benefit from this watering duration were in the lower areas and areas outside of the tree canopies. Just last week I increased the watering duration to 45 minutes in the areas under the trees and have seen more green show in these areas now. So 45 minute soaking seems to work best in the most stressed areas of my lawn and 20 minute watering in the lower areas outside of the tree canopy. Good luck!
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