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Aug 11, 2008 10:56 pm US/Central
Turning Brown Lawns Green With No Rain In Sight
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Despite the conditions, experts say it's not too late for your lawn.
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Drive down any block in most of Minnesota and you'll see dry, brown lawns. The Twin Cities is in a moderate drought with less than an inch of rain in the last month. So far this summer the metro is nearly 5 inches below normal.
Despite the conditions, experts say it's not too late for your lawn.
Alice Kirchhoff from Rainbow Tree Care said you should start by looking at the crown of your grass. If it's green, it's good.
"Typically after dormancy like this you will need to water once a week for about an hour every time," Kirchhoff said. "Do that for a couple weeks and you will start to see your lawn green up again."
She said you're mowing maintenance also makes a difference.
"Mow high 2.5 would be about a minimum, 3 inches is even better, and that will actually promote deep root growth so your lawn can take up water that's deeper in the soil," said Kirchhoff.
She suggests replacing grass with native plantings which don't require as much water as grass.
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