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Dormancy is the natural survival mechanism that allows your turf to stay alive longer when under stress.
Generally, most warm season grasses will sit dormant until the next watering or rainfall.
Most importantly – the difference between dormant and dead turf is found by looking at the lawn’s crown at the base of the leaves.
The crown generally sits at the soil line and is also where the shoot and root section of the grass meet.
The turf’s crown is a highly active growing point that pushes the stem (the leaf blades) upward.
If the lawn’s crown is white to off white, then there is a high chance that the plant is still alive (see image left).
A dead lawn appears dry, brown and brittle across the plant from the leaves down to the base of the crown.
