-Recycle the grass clippings, which is another good way to retain moisture. Mellor leaves clippings behind on the field at Fenway and on his lawn after he mows at home. "They break down pretty quickly, providing a little nitrogen in the process."
-"Keep a map of your lawn and the trouble spots from year to year," Mellor said. "Work on it over a long period." The look of a lawn doesn't have to be stadium or pool-table perfect - particularly during a drought when it may go dormant, baking slowly but relentlessly in colour from green to brown.
Lawns usually bounce back quickly, though, once the rains return.
"If the grass doesn't recover, you can seed those spots with a more drought-resistant type of grass," Mellor said.
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On the Net:
http://www.sustainability.uconn.edu/sustain/sustainfact.html
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Dean Fosdick can be contacted by e-mail at deanfosdick(at)netscape.net.
