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have you put down any fertilizer in the past 6 years?

 

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as noted, early green up depends on grass type and varietal, temps, and sunlight levels. I'm not northern NJ and my Rye (which gets baked with good light most of the day) is just starting to grow. My fescue (both the good light and the semi shaded) just greened up the past week. You're a solid week north in latitude. And if you have a slow greening grass that would explain a lot. Water isn't actually as critical in the spring for green up assuming there is at least a little moisture in the soil (which there should be after winter). The neighbors on your side of the street are similar in color so not surprising. Your soil test is a little low on things, but nothing critical that says 'dead grass'.

You just need a little bit of PtNC.