Is my lawn dying in zone 7b

I’m new to zone 7b. I never had to water my lawn before I moved here. Our lawn was nice and green until two weeks ago. We went on vacation, and one day the lawn mower guy cut the grass. Now, the grass looks really brown. None of our neighbors’ lawns look as brown as ours.

Is it going dormant for cooler weather? Or is it dying? I watered it today.

Josie said:
OMG WHY ARE THE LEAVES RED

THE TREES ARE ON FIRE!

What type of grass do you have? If it’s a warm-season grass, then yes it’s going dormant. Your neighbors might have cool-season grasses that are doing well in the cooler temperatures.

I imagine many here are middle-aged, didn’t you all pay attention to what grass does in different seasons? The grass is going dormant, especially if you’re not getting much rain right now.

Finlo said:
I imagine many here are middle-aged, didn’t you all pay attention to what grass does in different seasons? The grass is going dormant, especially if you’re not getting much rain right now.

Pretty weird assumption.

@Sidney
My guess is you have common Bermuda. Can you take a close-up picture of the blades?

Lex said:
@Sidney
My guess is you have common Bermuda. Can you take a close-up picture of the blades?

In zone 7b? LOL

Rey said:

Lex said:
@Sidney
My guess is you have common Bermuda. Can you take a close-up picture of the blades?

In zone 7b? LOL

Yes. Common Bermuda is a big issue here in the transition zone.

Rey said:

Lex said:
@Sidney
My guess is you have common Bermuda. Can you take a close-up picture of the blades?

In zone 7b? LOL

What do you mean? I’m in 7b and have a Bermuda lawn.

@Skyler
I messed up, I thought 7b was much further north in cool-season grass territory.

Rey said:
@Skyler
I messed up, I thought 7b was much further north in cool-season grass territory.

Lol, respect for owning it.

Rey said:
@Skyler
I messed up, I thought 7b was much further north in cool-season grass territory.

I live in 7a/6b. Warm-season grass is not dormant yet here.

Rey said:

Lex said:
@Sidney
My guess is you have common Bermuda. Can you take a close-up picture of the blades?

In zone 7b? LOL

Yeah, I’m in Piedmont. It’s 7b. Most of the yards around me are Bermuda. I tried to grow a fescue lawn, but it died. With well irrigation, I let Bermuda take over, and I overseed with annual rye, clover, and perennial rye that dies out in spring and comes back in fall.

@Sidney
More than likely, your grass is going dormant, not dead. If you have warmer climate grasses and have had cool or cold overnight temperatures lately, that will cause the warm-season grasses to start going dormant. When they do, they tend to brown out.

@Sidney
It’s been super dry this fall, and it looks like it has decided to call it a year and go dormant until spring.

@Sidney
You have Bermuda and it’s going dormant. Not dead.

@Sidney
It’s probably dormant; your neighbors might have cool-season grass or have overseeded with rye.

@Sidney
It’s sort of changing color uniformly which seems more seasonal than dying.

@Sidney
It could be dormancy from lack of sun or being too dried out from summer damage. You probably won’t see it green again until spring if this is warm-season grass. Make sure to get your preemergent down ASAP!