BLACKSBURG, Va., April 1 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
With warmer weather finallyuponVirginiaafter a harsh winterof snow, ice, and coldspikes, many homeowners are discovering lawns that look unusually brown, patchy, or damaged. According to Virginia Tech turfgrass specialistMike Goatley, the biggest mistake people can make right now is rushing to "fix" a lawn thatisn'tready to grow.
"Patience will be important now because until we have sufficiently warmer soils and longer days, we won't have significant growth with most of our lawn and landscape plants," said Goatley, professor of turfgrass science in theSchool of Plant and Environmental Sciences."The amount of brown grass we ha...