how to revive dehydrated grass?

Question

should you give them a lot at once or a little and slowly build up

Answer 1

Water is the solution most experts recommend.

Answer 2

The lawn grasses used in most North American lawns are native to Great Britian where the summers are much cooler and rainer. Most of them stop growing when the soil temp reaches 70 degrees F, and will go dormant in warmer temps without a lot of rain. This is natural and how the grass protects itself. When temperatures drop in late August or September it will naturally revive itself.

If you decide to revive the dormant grass by watering, you must continue to water it all summer as it is very hard on the grass to go in and out of dormancy repeatedly over the summer. You must water deeply, giving an inch or two of water over the whole lawn and wetting the soil to 6-8 inches deep. It is better to water a lot once or twice a week rather than a little bit every day. Once revived, keep the grass healthy by mowing no shorter than 3".

Answer 3

"All at once" is closer to what you want to do.

The amount and time it's applied depends on your soil. Soils take in water a different rates, sands faster, clays slower. So apply water only if it is going into the ground. If running off because application is too fast. Stop watering and wait an hour or so, then resume.

Ideally, a few hours after watering, the soil will be wet down at least 6 inches. (you have to wait and let the water naturally reach the lower levels) . One way to tell is invest in a very long shank screwdriver and then go to the lawn after watering and shove the screwdriver into the ground. It will go in easily in wet soils, have resistance with dry. Then you will know exactly how deep the water has reached. Grass needs at least 8 inches of roots to do well, but the roots can go down much further if there is water and oxygen down there.

Answer 4

The worst thing you can do is water alittle here and little there. That promots shallow root growth, and in turn does more harm that good. What you wanna look out for is how dry the soil is. If you soak your lawn with the soil like a desert, most of it will just runoff. The best thing you can do when it comes to watering is, water deep and infrequent. So see how well the soil absorbs the water and go from there. But remember water more at one time and less often throughout the week. If your trying to keep your lawn green through the summer it must recieve 1''-2'' of water a week.


And no matter what people tell you, do not water at night. Watering at night promotes disease and insect activity. But if that is all you can do, alittle water is better than no water.

Answer 5

Grass grows mainly at night when it is cooler. Sometimes you cannot revive it. What I would do is get one of those long sprinkler hoses. The one that is like a hose, but has lots of holes in it. So you can sprinkle through a wide area.Put it on at night. Turn off during the day.If the grass starts to revive, keep up the sprinkling. You can also buy a water timer, that will turn hose on and off.If sprinkling works, you can put lawn fertiliser down at the start of Autumn, or as garden center advises. Good Luck!

Answer 6

DO NOT FEED!! Use a "wetting agent" (similar to detergent) apply to surface, try making holes with a pitch fork, and soak as much as you can . Only feed once it is green again. Im a turf manager. Good luck

Answer 7

Fertilize first, preferably 19-19-19 and then water every day for at least four hours, until beautiful and green, and maintain thereafter!

Answer 8

Water deeply the first time, continue to keep damn ---depends on temperature. Suggest Scott's turf builder prior to water. Spread evenly and don't over fertilize cause it will burn the grass. Good Luck enjoy the grass.

Answer 9

ah ,please dont cut it so close , slowly over nigth will work ,but not in sunlight, and use fertister