No rain here. And I'm beginning to have some trouble with both the bent and the TTTF/bluegrass. And it's been pretty cool here compared to the rest of the country. Mostly in the upper 70's and highs for the next 5 days only low 80's with sun and no rain. Cool nights. Had to turn the heat on for a few nights earlier in the week. Breezy and real low humidity.

I don't know how the folks out west are able to grow a lawn in this weather. Enjoyable to be outside though! I'm going to put in a brick patio this weekend.

City of Atlanta just banned outdoor watering during the week. Current restrictions are even-numbered addresses can water between midnight and 10 a.m. on Saturday. Odd-numbered addresses during the same hours on Sunday.

Thinking about just letting nature takes it's course with my TTTF in the front yard where I'm thinking about some hardscaping projects anyways.

"I don't know how the folks out west are able to grow a lawn in this weather."

I don't know how long it has been dry there, but it usually stops raining here about mid May and starts again in late September. Of course, that pretty closely coincides to the growing season for grass, too. That's why I'm seeding native grasses into my lawn.

Just to cheer everyone up, I'll report the rainfall in Iowa the past 24 hours.

Parts of "western" Iowa were deluged with 6 inches of rain over night. Thanks to a slow moving cold front. Also, 27 of Iowa's 99 counties are under flash flood warnings and some state highways are closed due to flooding.

I had almost 2 inches of rain in the past 24 hours in my rain gauge. The temperature also dropped about 20 degrees today as the cold front finally moved east.

Our problem is how are we going to afford to buy gas to mow twice a week...

"Whether the weather be cold;
Whether the weather be hot.
We have to weather the weather,
Whether we like it or not".
The simple pleasures of 'spelling bee' days!
I read recently that the essential difference between the 'corn belt' and the 'wheat belt' is the annual rainfall. Any thoughts, anyone?
I will seek out a meteorology forum.

Just to cheer everyone up, I'll report the rainfall in Iowa the past 24 hours.

Yeah, yeah, right, right, save it for somebody who cares. :-)

I trust the playful sarcasm came across properly. If not, my apologies in advance.

Even here in PA the rainfall amounts are very low. With today hitting 90°, I'm expecting some problems.

Sigh. Maybe it'll rain on Monday. Maybe.

It sure has been dry around here and there is no rain in sight. We've got a bunch of 90 degree weather on the horizon too. The grass in the shade has been fine so far, but I've had to water all the sunny areas. Usually I don't have to water much until mid-summer.

On a related note, I might have to reassess the old K31. It seems to be holding up around town at least as well as the newer tttf.

I don't understand the poor quality ratings on K31 however I think I have an explanation.

On roadside embankments, pastures and whatever with that K31, the seeding rate is so low that the grass plants have plenty of room to spread out and become pretty vigorous plants. When you think of big clumps of ornamental grass, you don't figure on watering that like you do with the lawn.

Same thing going on here in Mooresville. I'm sure I'll hit a crossroads soon. Don't think I can afford to water as much as I need to keep the grass fairly happy...

Doesn't look like we are going to get much rain this summer unless tropical activity gets going early. Texas and the Southern Plains looks like the best bet to have the healthy rains right now. Oh well can't fight it. Guess I will be overseeding in the fall if it gets really bad.