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Will it Recover?

Rod

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We've had very little rain in my part of the UK and my lawns are suffering big time.
I never believed in watering them especially as my water is now metered but in the past it's always recovered but I'm beginning to wonder perhaps I've left it too late this time?

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It's due to rain on Sunday but so far this summer most forecasted rain days just end up as cloudy ones!
Sorry Bob but keeping my fingers crossed.

Rod
 
Yes, it'll be fine. It's amazing what grass will recover from.
 
Mike G":21ycjaux said:
Yes, it'll be fine. It's amazing what grass will recover from.
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I agree. But not right away. It may take a month or two.

Kirk
who's lawn goes that brown in August and September sometimes...
 
Woodbloke":m9ta9air said:
Saw the title of this thread and thought you were talking about Greece! :D - Rob
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The lawn will recover about a decade sooner........
 
[emoji3]

Weather forecast now saying just a couple of hours rain 06:00 to 08:00 tomorrow then a few cloudy days.
So not a lot to look forward to moisture wise?

Being on meters is certainly having an effect, my neighbours always had a sprinkler on the go - not anymore.

Rod
 
I seem to remember learning in botany lessons that the grasses usually have a basal growing (meristem) area allowing for the blades above to be eaten or wither in dry condition. All drought induced brown lawns we've had have soon returned to verdant green when the inevitable rains arrived.

Misterfish
 
Our grass was very straw like, but we have had some rain in the last week and it is starting to 'green up'. My question is whether there is actually any grass there in the second picture on the right, from the photo it looks like there are patches of bare earth.

Terry.
 
That's where the moss has died off.
The ground slopes, it's on chalk, so very free draining but we still get moss!!
It's recovered in the past but I don't remember it being this dry for so long ( except for 1976 when the lawn was planted?)
It's turning into a bit of a dust bowl.
I tried cutting off the few spiky bits but that resulted in clouds of dust so I've left it well alone.
We did get a bit of rain but by 09:00 you wouldn't know anything about it - everything is dry again.
Looking at some figures for Winchester 3.9mm so far in July, 25mm in June.
Great for holiday makers ( the tourist season has certainly started here going by the weekend traffic jams) but not so good for gardens - except for walking round them [emoji3].

Rod
 
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