We’ve had some bewildered established California Buffalograss lawn owners contact us this season wondering what the heck is going on with their lawns! If your lawn too was once green and is now looking like it’s dying out, inadequate sprinkler coverage might be the culprit!

This Thousand Oaks, California resident sent us a picture of his lawn. It had been recently fertilized and he was watering it 3 times a week to try to get it to green up again. At first he thought it might have been burned by the fertilizer – but since half of the lanw appears to be green that didn’t appear to be the case. If it was a fertilizer burn the entire lawn would have been affected.

Immediately our thoughts were that the lawn was suffering from a lack of water, although the home-owner insisted that he was turning on his sprinklers 3 times a week. He further looked into his system and discovered that there was inadequate water pressure and some areas of the lawn were not get  reached.

Use a small hand shovel and check the ground to see if your problem areas are getting enough coverage. Your California Buffalograss lawn may not be getting any water at all in some spots due to low water pressure which can be caused from a broken sprinkler head or because the water is also being used in another area of the home or yard at the same time or due to blockage in the sprinkler heads from sand and minerals in the water supply, or your buffalograss or nearby plantings may also be getting too tall and might be partially or fully blocking the sprinklers.

If you have questions about your California Buffalograss lawn – don’t hesistate to contact us! 🙂