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Brown grass

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MyFriendFlicker · 20/07/2018 16:36

I'm just slightly concerned that it will never grow back again. It's gone brown before in dry summer spells but nothing quite like this. It's not just brown it's crispy Grin.

I'm not watering anything but veg. We had one hour of rain last week and that's been it since early May.

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Paperdolly · 20/07/2018 16:45

It will grow back. Then you'll be moaning about having to cut it. 😂. Watch this space!

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userxx · 20/07/2018 16:52

Mine too is very crunchy, make a lovey noise walking across it!

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Ohyesiam · 20/07/2018 16:55

I think it will recover.

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Heratnumber7 · 20/07/2018 17:04

Grass always recovers. It's very hardy

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Furrycushion · 20/07/2018 17:05

I remember the grass in 1976. It will recover incredibly quickly once it rains.

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Heratnumber7 · 20/07/2018 17:14

If you water a small patch of it you'll see what we mean.

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MyFriendFlicker · 20/07/2018 17:36

There are patches of green next to the tap and the veg patch. It's just that the rest of it feels deader than I've ever known in 30 years of gardening. Like walking on Weetabix.........

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Rainhunter · 20/07/2018 17:50

It will come back. We've just harvested our hay. Fields are full of nothing but dust and stubble. Give it a bit of rain and it will be back.

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Ta1kinpeace · 20/07/2018 21:40

It will grow back

I went to Tanzania on safari a few years back
they have no rain for 5 months (every year)
and the grass grows back within days (every year)

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abbsisspartacus · 20/07/2018 21:43

Cover it up for a day or two it will turn green

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MrsMoastyToasty · 20/07/2018 21:45

The grass will benefit because the roots will be growing deeper into the ground to find water.

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Onesmallstepforaman · 29/07/2018 17:21

Only the aerial part of the plant has gone dormant to protect the crown. If you keep off it when possible it will suffer less damage, and recover more quickly.

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