Painted my dead grass today

[Finklejag]

This is my 4th year in a row doing this. It cost me about $85. That’s for the 3 quarts of paint and the pump sprayer. It took almost four hours and my back feels all jacked up.

In the PNW, we usually go with no rain from late June to mid September. If you don’t have an irrigation system for your lawn, it will die.

The paint will fade over time and when the rain comes in September, the grass will start turning green and start growing. I still mow it since some parts still grow in summer.

 

[dishdude]

I approve! People do this in Phoenix for the same reason. I replaced my lawn with astroturf because a lawn in the desert is just stupid.

 

[The_Jeff]

Any Karens going to narc on you for "water usage"?

 

[Sedin26]

That looks surprisingly good!

 

[Dave Hess]

Looks good.

 

[02SE]

I might try that for the hair on my head.

 

[grasscutter]

What I do with dead grass is cut it extremely short level with the dirt. The property looks like a sheet of suede leather when I'm done.

 

[RhondaHonda]

How many square feet of coverage do you get for that $85?

It looks really nice. I irrigate about an acre of turf that is on a south facing slope. I spend about $1,000 a month for 3-4 months to do so. It seems ridiculous and I wish I’d put in something less needy in spots. The green looks good but I think it’d get pretty thin and weedy here during the summer.

 

[Finklejag]

This is what I use. I use 12oz per gallon of water.

https://a.co/d/0cOQUGT0

 

[walterjay]

Looks great. Maybe a sprayer with a wider spray would help your back next time.

 

[BigCahuna]

Looks great. Maybe a sprayer with a wider spray would help your back next time.

Nah, next time use a brush.,,,