How a drought can affect your lawn

Date Published: Apr 05 2011

A common issue for lawns this spring will be damage from the 2010 damage. As we move into warmer weather and the lawns begin to come out of winter dormancy, those damaged areas will begin to stand out and could take one to two years to fully correct.

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Permalink Submitted by Richard on Tue, 2012-02-07 14:10

Good story! Good Timing!

Permalink Submitted by Chuck Berschinski on Tue, 2012-02-07 14:10

Bob Andrews gave no legitimate steps to take to repair the DEAD grass- In most cases the dead zones need to be re-soded, zip seeded, or tilled up and reseeded. Nothing is going to make dead grass come back to life. Many of the lawns died due to lawn fungus which feed on the stressed grass. Lawn fungi like it hot and humid.

Permalink Submitted by layton on Tue, 2012-02-07 14:10

This video does not tell the viewer anything about what to actually do in order to repair drought damaged lawns!

Permalink Submitted by Mark on Tue, 2012-02-07 14:10

I agree with you Chuck. I appreciate the value Angie's List brings to hiring reputable companies, but the tag was misleading for the video.

Permalink Submitted by Tim on Tue, 2012-02-07 14:10

I agree with Chuck...this video was weak (to put it in PG terms) and not even remotely helpful. All that video production work to tell us to call a landscaping company early in the spring before they're overbooked? Duh. I expected more from Angie's List. Swing and a miss...

Permalink Submitted by Bob on Tue, 2012-02-07 14:10

I didn't learn anything.

Permalink Submitted by bella on Tue, 2012-02-07 14:10

this video is a waste of time. don't watch it.

Permalink Submitted by rachel on Tue, 2012-02-07 14:10

bob is wrong. have a professional lawn care business size matters when it comes to mowing a lawn and so does cutting height

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