What to do with sunburnt patches of grass

In my opinion it will bounce back. I get a little concerned about weeds when it happens, but that is in my zoysia. My St Aug in the past would always bounce back as strong as ever.

Just water and see what happens. Never good to make knee jerk reactions.

You can do a couple of things. You can add compost to the area, you can add Sodium cocoyl isethionate (baby shampoo but read the bottle to make sure that ingredient is in it), and you can buy a trickle hose and curl it up over the hot spot.

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Just water and see what happens. Never good to make knee jerk reactions.

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Mine seem to be at the top of small slopes,

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This seems to be what’s happening in my yard and all along my street with St. Aug. Rainwater (if we’re so blessed) and sprinkler just runs off and doesn’t soak through on even minor slopes.

I formed this theory after I laid down some St. Aug in spots, in June…. and it’s mostly a lost cause even watering the hell out of it. But it’s Texas and it’s basically like living in the fricking sahara the last 2 years.

I have the same issue man, I just water that area more deeply than the rest of the yard. I basically just let the hose run in that area for a minute or two. I forgot about it last week and it got crispy.

Be careful doing that though because if your lawn is stressed right now (like mine is right there), you can do some real damage over watering.

ETA: Just want to make sure you don’t overwater when it’s stressed like it is, you will kill it. I only put excess water when the lawn is healthy. Right now, run your sprinkler in the morning 2 mornings in a row (the sun/heat will evaporate some water in the afternoon) and see how it does.