I've noticed, including after this past Summer's drought period, a lot of lawns have recovered pretty well this Fall. These are lawns that have been established for years to decades. Many have a lot of Ryegrass or Tall Fescue, and these grass species are still there after years of stress despite supposedly limited dormancy recovery abilities. Some are even non-irrigated. I'm not saying everything is perfect or that none of them had to reseed areas, but overall it seems like grass tends to recover from normal Summer heat stress, regardless of the species.
I wonder if a lot of the advanced devastation that we talk about here has to do with renovations or new construction lawns that haven't hit the 5-6 year mark yet, and are less established, or lawns that weren't maintained properly.
Anyone else noticed that there are older lawns that go dormant and then largely recover, that are not just KBG, Fine Fescue, or Poa Triv (which tend to be pretty good at dormant survival), but other species as well? I remember some transition zone people talking about Tall Fescue bouncing back well in the Fall after going largely brown for a month or two in the Summer, for instance.
I wonder if a lot of the advanced devastation that we talk about here has to do with renovations or new construction lawns that haven't hit the 5-6 year mark yet, and are less established, or lawns that weren't maintained properly.
Anyone else noticed that there are older lawns that go dormant and then largely recover, that are not just KBG, Fine Fescue, or Poa Triv (which tend to be pretty good at dormant survival), but other species as well? I remember some transition zone people talking about Tall Fescue bouncing back well in the Fall after going largely brown for a month or two in the Summer, for instance.
