re: So what is going to happen to everyone's lawn moving forward?

Almost nobody in my neighborhood waters their lawn because in the LP Ward 2 Water District, your sewer bill is tied directly to your current water usage unlike rational thinking municipalities that use an average of the low water usage months to calculate monthly sewer fees for the year. So if your watering the yard, topping off the pool, etc., you get fricked on the sewer portion of the bill. I’ve been topping off our pool regularly for the past couple of months, and my most recent water/sewer bill went from the usual $70 to $92 with $64 being for sewer. When I had my pool drained (not to sewer) for repairs and refilled a couple of years ago, I had a $300+ bill with more than two-thirds of that going to the sewer fee.

I just finished a year and a half long pool and pool house build this summer. On June 27th, I had 13 pallets of sod put in along with 4 different landscape beds. And wouldn't you know it, that's exactly when this heat took over.

We couldn't spring for the irrigation system at the time and I'm kicking myself in the arse everyday for not doing it while I drag hoses all throughout the yard. I bought 8 soaker hoses for the beds. They have been a tremendous help. I had four emerald green arborvitaes that I've had in pots for a year. We put them in beds and two didn't make the transition. I've replaced them with two screen play holly's. We'll see if they make it.

St. Aug is hanging on. Have just watered it about 3 times since the current drought. Weeds are definitely growing faster though.

On the plus side, I have to cut the grass about half as much as I'd normally at this time of year.

I'm just waiting for my well to quit on me at this point. New sod this year so I've been watering every day. Plan on beginning the deep watering once the heat relents but not going to do it as of right now.

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Bermuda. Highly drought tolerant. While not perfect Bermuda is still green right now.

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Zero rain in two weeks here, and have not watered (only watering the garden). My bermuda still looks good. But you can tell it is thirsty. Where I water the garden that borders the bermuda, that grass is definitely a little taller and greener.

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Centipede and St Aug

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Thanks, ronk.
Now I'm scared what's going to happen.
Will the surviving bit eventually spread through the dead stuff?


Walking across my yard sounds like I'm walking on pringles

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I quit all the fertilizer bull shite with centipede and st Aug a few years ago.

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I have centipede, and it loves to be neglected. But neglect it too much and it’ll quickly die

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No matter what the situation is.. weeds will grow in -20 degree cold and 120 degree heat with zero water. It’s really fricking annoying!

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Well said.

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45 days straight of 100+ highs hitting 110 as highest

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Yeah this is a big red flag for not gonna live there, ever. Time to move.

I’ve treated it as an experiment too. Centipede and carpet grass brown; common Bermuda nice and green still. I thought Bermuda required the most irrigation.