There are lots of cool‐ season lawns (tall fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, and perennial ryegrass either as single species or mixtures) that look like this following the roller coaster of summer weather patterns that featured record heat and drought, followed by moisture from tropical storms, and then a return to more heat and drought. This is the perfect scenario for cool‐season lawn struggles in the transition zone. The damage from extremes in heat and moisture are then often exacerbated by disease and insect pressures that are more likely to attack the stressed turfgrass. Now is the time to plan and implement your lawn recovery strategy. CONTINUE WITH LINK BELOW
SOURCE: Article by Michael Goatley, Professor and Extension Turfgrass Specialist, Virginia Tech, turf.spes.vt.edu