How do I get my lawn green again?

Question

My grass isn't just the typical yellow from the winter cold, it is dead, really dead. I added Scotts Turf Bulider (per the "specialist" at the garden store) to try and make it green. It says that I should see results in 6 days. It's been 10 and nothing at all. I want to make replanting as a last resort.

Answer 1

It is probably in a dormant stage. My entire lawn is brown. In the spring, all you'll need is fertilizer and water....fertilizer and water.... fertilizer and water. That's all a lawn will ever need. If you keep it thick, healthy and mowed, there will be no weeds

Answer 2

2 questions for you- where do you live? and
what kind of grass is it?

Here's the thing. Most grass in the northern hemisphere is dormant or semi-dormant. it's WINTER. turfgrass needs warmer weather and adequate light cycle to grow and green up. if most cases, if it wasn't green this fall, it's not gonna be green now.

Unless you're in an area that stays warm all winter.. my bet is dormancy.

The variety of grass can affect it's winter hardiness. Bermuda, Zoyzia and centipede grasses go dormant (brown and dead looking) around the first frost. They'll green up again in spring. Fescues and ryes can stay green in winter, but they are not really growing and it's just residual chlorophyll in the leaves. Here again.. they will green up in spring.

if your grass was dead this past summer, plan on reseeding and plan on doing some watering and caring for your lawn this spring and summer.

Answer 3

Turf builder has too much nitrogen in it Prolly burned it, Lots of water or wait for spring




If your in southern FLA maybe your grass is green, mines white

Answer 4

What type of grass is it. Warm season grasses (bermuda, St Augustine) are brown this time of year because they are dormant. In fact if you have this typ of grass and see anything green growing in it is a weed so spray the green with roundup now.

Answer 5

Depends on which region you live in. Watering during daylight hours works well. Could be bugs. Turf builder would not be the answer during this time of year. Your grass should be dormant right now (again depends on your region).

Answer 6

do no longer shrink your grass so short. Ours is a minimum of three inches long and is green as may well be without water. The grass lays over and protects the roots of the grass from getting burned up.

Answer 7

Scott's last resort green spray paint might help.

Answer 8

Steer maniure might bring it back but you will probably have to replant if it's dead.

Answer 9

go to walmart in the garden section and ask someone. make sure you have enough grass if not buy some seeds to grow it more first

Answer 10

water it every two hours from 9 till 9