Thank you mishmosh

There is a wide range even among grass types which is why ntep has a rating for spring greenup. The old mainstay, Kenblue KBG, for instance, greens up and gets going well before Midnight. Also, I see some like early spring fertilizer applications which may not be the best thing depending on where you live.

It has always alluded me as to why people are in such a hurry to mow their lawns.

When was the last time you fertilized (hint: it should have been last fall around Thanksgiving)?

Was the grass still growing (it should not have been)?

What fertilizer did you use (it should have been high N fast release)?

In your neighborhood: did everybody else's KBG lawn go dormant this past winter? Did they all look to be the same degree of brownness? Here is a wintertime picture of a neighborhood full of KBG lawns with one lawn standing out as being greener than the rest.

All your Questions are a Yes, I always feed in fall and when I am supposed too, I had dollar spot last summer which grew out when I applied Milo and came back perfect, I think I'm going to use Bayer soon as a preventive so it won't come back this summer its been a crazy wet spring.. Btw my lawn is pretty much all Green now a few Dormant spots but greening up everyday, just always wondered why all the crappy lawns here green up before mine Lol

So, "yes," the lawn was still growing when you fertilized last summer? You should have waited until it stopped growing.

We have long ago established that you water too frequently. I can't help but think that is an issue with your lawn.

One of the reasons people mix fescue in with KBG is to have it green all year.

NO it was not growing Lol when I put my Fall application down...I am losing my mind these days with work, sorry

I learned my lesson with watering :) NO more only an inch a week but all at once and in the morning.

I mow 2-3 weeks after my neighbors. GREAT!!! Who wants to mow in soggy spring? Not me.

My last cut of the year was December 26th. Winterizer Urea app went down
January 6th and the first cut of this year was February 24th. It was a
little earlier this year than normal due to unusually warm weather.
Truth is I would mow year round it I could. Here's a photo of my lawn
right after that first cut.

Nice Lawn Forsheems

Thanks Lisa! This will be it's 5th year since a full renovation. I have learned so much and still have a lot to learn.

Do you go the Organic Route or No? Like what do you use for Fertilizers etc.?

I usually do 1 organic feeding per year but the majority of my nitrogen comes in the form of urea in the fall. My lawn is about 1/2 acre and too much to irrigate so in the fall I drop urea anytime we will get enough rain to wash it in. Outside of that I use fertilizers from the local farm supply. They have a really good selection and typically I can come up with a combo that supplies what the soil test says it needs.

Lisa said: "Nice Lawn Forsheems".

I agree....fantastic.

Would you mind telling us your lawn story? i.e. where you live, what kind of grass, your general upkeep practices throughout the year?

From that pic it looks like lots of shade but that's probably due to the time of day the picture was taken?