I've mowed lawns for over 35 years and have a good sense of how the grass grows in my area. There are only two popular grasses planted here, native Bermuda and Fescue. Bermuda is best suited for the climate but it is the last to turn green, the first to turn brown, and spreads like crazy. It will grow in fences and cracks of drives and walks and is an ugly grass. It takes very little water and loves full sun. Fescue is a pretty grass but a seed only grows one plant that does not spread. It takes lots of water, has to be feed nutrients, has to be over seeded yearly, and is not hardy enough to stand up to dog and kid traffic. The restricted watering has Fescue struggling to survive and it isn't hot yet. Bermuda, for the most part, is protecting itself by remaining dormant this spring. It's been too cool and way to arid for it to turn green. Between the two slow starts, I'm skipping yards that flat don't need mowed. I've never skipped yards this time of year. Never have I seen the grasses so slow to respond to spring. I don't miss the work but it sure is messing with my mow schedule.
