I scalped my drought-browned lawn as soon as the August rain came back just to make it green again: three weeks later, what filled the bare patches wasn’t grass
After scalping a drought-stressed lawn hoping for a fast green recovery, one homeowner discovered bare patches filling with crabgrass and broadleaf weeds instead of turf. Turfgrass scientists explain why this common mistake backfires and reveal the patience-based recovery strategy that works.