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You can read more about my lawn care practices here on SE Gardening. I've now added a few photos to that post, especially take not of the 4 photos labelled "... after 4 weeks of continuous +95°F (35°C) heat, almost zero rain, watered once a week (per above) and not mowed during that time". Maybe last year, but most definitely 2 years ago I would have lost about a ⅓ of the grass in my back garden and would have had cracks in the soil that I could've stuck my fingers down into after going through such an excessive heat period. I'm not saying my lawn and/or soil are now perfect, but without a shadow of a doubt they're improving, getting better each year...

You can read more about my lawn care practices here on SE Gardening. I've now added a few photos to that post, especially take not of the 4 photos labelled "... after 4 weeks of continuous +95°F (35°C) heat, almost zero rain, watered once a week (per above) and not mowed during that time". Maybe last year, but most definitely 2 years ago I would have lost about a ⅓ of the grass in my back garden and would have had cracks in the soil that I could've stuck my fingers down into after going through such an excessive heat period. I'm not saying my lawn and/or soil are now perfect, but without a shadow of a doubt they're improving, getting better each year...

Q. What type of lawn do you have, warm-season or cool-season?

I highly recommend you listen to, "You Bet Your Garden" podcast -- Not So Perfect Produce, 27^the August 2011 (Direct link to MP3) and start listening at 13mins:27secs in.

How to water your lawn perfectly with Guy Fipps, PhD, P.E., Director of the Irrigation Technology Center at Texas A&M University.

Q. What type of lawn do you have, warm-season or cool-season?

You can read more about my lawn care practices here on SE Gardening.

You can read more about my lawn care practices here on SE Gardening. I've now added a few photos to that post, especially take not of the 4 photos labelled "... after 4 weeks of continuous +95°F (35°C) heat, almost zero rain, watered once a week (per above) and not mowed during that time". Maybe last year, but most definitely 2 years ago I would have lost about a ⅓ of the grass in my back garden and would have had cracks in the soil that I could've stuck my fingers down into after going through such an excessive heat period. I'm not saying my lawn and/or soil are now perfect, but without a shadow of a doubt they're improving, getting better each year...