Hey Zyne..................I don't know about the cutting it short thing for the water. But I do know that cutting it short just invites all the weeds to grow as they please.

I use the Scotts 4 step lawn thingy, and cut it to about 2&1/2 inches. I hardly have any weeds to deal with throughout the summer. When you leave your lawnlonger and keep a good fert down, it won't dry out and turn brown as quick as other lawns

 

But then you have to cut it more and our lawn is pretty big and takes a long time to cut. I think mine is set to two inches or so. And I saw that post about the spray paint.

Don't they make lawn magnets

 

Keep the dream alive:

http://lawn-and-garden.hardwarestore...us-111920.aspx

 

I think you are right Chris! In this case I'd go out on a limb and say I think this will come down to a soil issue. I live in a very new subdiv and it's clay based. I think we all know how bad of a run off you get on soil like that. So in all honesty, soil like that you should water shorter periods of time but more often. I can't recall what the absorbtion rate is for this but it's nowhere near the stuff you would see under the grass at a more established subdiv. I prefer a drenching approach to where I almost over water (again due to the runoff I see) and when I come around to water again, if it has not dried out I simply skip it that day. I do see a difference once the fert with drought protection goes down here in the next week or so. I'd normally wait a bit longer but man it's getting to be July in May this year!

 

what's drought protection? is it like fertilizer or something physical you do to your lawn?

 

It's the summer fertilizer I use .. it's a weed n feed with drought protection .. You get a spreader, fill it full of this crap, dial in the spread setting and then just walk the property according to the instructions. The same way you did when you did your spring feed ...

 

Try this site Mike. Any good fert will help against drought

http://www.scotts.com/

 

2 hours will do the trick...

 

Yep, he knows his stuff!! I believe it's the orange Scotts bag that is for summer use and specifically states it helps protect from drought. I used that last summer when my lawn was brand new and was quite pleased with it. I'm seriously contemplating throwing some down this weekend since it has been so dry.

 

i use miracle grow
w/ a taste of triple 13

oh waitthats for the other grass

i dont do anything for my yard
sry i cant help