Normal Turf Dormancy
Don't get worried if your turf isn't greening up yet Subscriber! We've had a few calls from homeowners worried about the health of their turf because they feel it isn't getting green as fast as it should.
It is entirely normal for your lawn to be still dormant or partially dormant! You may have seen some greening-up start during the warm weather we had the other week, only for it to now be brown again. The recent cold snap put many lawns back into dormancy, it will begin greening up again once temperatures are suitable.
This is not a sign of a problem, and fertilizer will NOT "fix" it. DO NOT start putting out fertilizer trying to force it out of dormancy, you may damage your turf.
Also, you can't always use the neighbor's lawn as a benchmark for yours. There are many factors that affect how soon a lawn will come out of dormancy. The type of grass is one of the most significant factors and each yard might have a different variety of turf.
In Middle Georgia this time of year, even when temperatures reach 70-80 degrees during the daytime, they often can drop to 40-60 degrees or lower that night. These nighttime temperatures have the greatest impact on when the turf exits dormancy. Nighttime temperatures need to be consistently over 60 degrees before most turf grasses will fully exit dormancy and really start significant growth.
For more details and information about turf dormancy and when you should start to worry, read our article at the link below!
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