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Will grass recover if not watered?

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  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited October 2022
    I'm on fast draining sandy soil.  I can usually work on the lawn one hour after rain.  But at this time of the year, sunny, windy days are best.  These usually begin with a heavy dew, which I swish off and leave at least one hour.

    Dampish grass leaves better lines, better still if I had a roller.  And also allows more to fit in the grass box, so less emptying.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Lucky you @bède. We have sandy, draining soil in Norfolk and the lawn is still a mess. The grass seed is germinating so I hope it will be OK by spring.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    I think Norfolk was even drier this year than inland Surrey.  Good luck with your reseeding.

    For me, I am happy not to water in future droughts.  But for you, the odd sneaky watering-can might be in order.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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