Dead grass can be an eyesore and negatively affect your home's curb appeal. This guide will help you restore your grass' green sheen if it cannot withstand the summer heat.

Tips to Resurrect Dead Grass

First, ensure that the grass is not still dormant. In northern climates, cool-season grasses can become dormant during the middle of summer, especially when there is a severe drought.

You should inspect your grass crowns before you do anything drastic to save them. These are the whitish areas at the base of the grass where individual grass blades emerge. If your lawn's crowns are still healthy, it should be able to regenerate itself if you water it regularly. The crowns that are brown or dried out will prevent your grass from growing back, regardless of how often you water it.

You can usually do the job yourself if your lawn is otherwise healthy and has dead spots that need to be restored. If you have to replace your entire lawn, a professional lawn service provider may be necessary.

Here are some ways to revive grass that has died:

• To remove unwanted plants, pull weeds or apply herbicide.
• To promote air, water, and nutrients in the soil beneath this layer of decomposing plant material, you should dethatch it.
• To reach a depth of 5 to 6 inches, till the soil. To increase the nutrient content, reduce bulkiness in clay soil, and improve water-holding capacity for sandy soil, you can add organic compost.
• To check if the soil has enough phosphorus, test it. The healthy growth of new grass can be assisted by adding grass-starter fertilizer.
• Re-seed the area or plant sod. Apply grass seed to the area. Cover the seeds with soil and cover them with a thin layer. You can also lay sod. You can also place sod on top of the old pieces. Find out if you should seed or sod your lawn.

How to Avoid Dead Grass in Future

These tips will help you keep your dead grass looking great after it has been revived.

• For the next two to three weeks, water the newly restored areas daily to keep them moist but not soggy. As the lawn grows, reduce the frequency with which you water it.
• To maintain grass that is a few inches in length, mow once per week.
• You should fertilize your lawn every four to five weeks through the fall. Fertilize your lawn every four to five weeks through the fall after the first year.
• To help soil breathe, aerate and dethatch every two years.
• Dogs should be kept off the lawn. Dogs can produce acidic urine, which kills grass. If your pet has to go, you can dilute the spot with water.
• You can move above-ground pools and waterslides all around your yard to ensure that one area of grass does not become a suffocating zone all summer.