It Lives!!!
During the time the previous occupants moved out of our house and the time we moved in, was about 3 weeks or so. It was also when the weather was hitting 100 degree days for the first time in 2012. Between moving, contractors, and building materials - paired with no one living here at night - the lawn died. It turned pretty yellow and dry just before we moved in. We did cut the back grass on an unusually cool day, in the evening, but in the month or so since, it hasn't grown any - it's pretty dead. If it isn't dead, it's gone dormant, VERY dormant. We've been watering it according to experts I've read online and even in our Sunday paper, which says to water in the evening about every 3 days.
I kill every plant I come in contact with. I'm the only one in many generations that can't grow stuff. Jordan on the other hand, has a way of saving mostly dead plants and making them flourish beautifully. Lawn care was supposed to be Logan's job, but since he's usually gone after sunset, Jordan's been taking over the watering job. Oddly enough, we noticed a wee patch of green on the front lawn last week - she's doing it! - she may actually be saving the lawn! Yesterday when we came home, we saw the green patch was larger, and a new green patch is starting a few feet away from the other one. She's amazing. I guess we'll just leave it up to her and hope for the best.
PS: This fall, we'll aerate the soil, re-seed, and re-grow a new lawn. It's just too hard to expect it to grow in the hottest part of the year. Especially since the monsoon rains haven't come yet - just the dry dust storms.
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