http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/around-mcleod-county/make-home-lawn-repairs-through-mid-september-9689 Comments for "Make home lawn repairs through mid-September" en http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/around-mcleod-county/make-home-lawn-repairs-through-mid-september-9689 <p>By Bob Mugaas, University of Minnesota Extension</p> <p>While this year has seen fewer 90-degree and hotter days, below-average rainfall in many areas has resulted in brown lawns. Lawn grasses adapt to hot, dry conditions by slowing growth or even turning brown and going dormant. Normally, once rainfall or irrigation increases and days get shorter and cooler, grasses green up and resume growth.</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/around-mcleod-county/make-home-lawn-repairs-through-mid-september-9689">read more</a></p> http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/around-mcleod-county/make-home-lawn-repairs-through-mid-september-9689#comments Around McLeod County Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:06:32 -0500 News Assistant 9689 at http://www.hutchinsonleader.com