The drought has really taken it's toll on our grass. Experts aid lawns, after all the dry hot days we've had, are probably about 50 percent dead right now. So if your yard looks like brown you will see some growth starting again after the rain we just had. Unfortunately the first thing you are going to see growing are the weeds. Things like crabgrass
And more not great news, it'll take more rain than what we just got to turn your yard from brown to green. "It's not gonna green up just from this it'll start too but we'll need more rain to see them green up the way we want to," said Master Gardener, Steve Kruse.
Experts say because yards are so brown and partially dead right now you'll need to re-seed more than you normally would this year. A good time to do that is late august and early September.
And will the recent rainfall have any impact on farmers crops? We caught up with some tonight and found it may be able to help.
About the rain, Farmer Vince Hoffman said, "thank god we needed this. We needed this for a long time."
Signs of the storm were still evident Thursday as puddles filled the fair grounds. Farmers who were showing off their livestock say this wetness will help things back home at their farms.
Connie Lemler said, "it'll help with pastures, it'll help with hay production." While Hoffman said,
"The soybeans still have a good chance of going on and producing yield." But even with this good news they say the recent rain won't solve everything. "Some of the corn is already too far gone," said Lemler. Hoffman said, "early planted corn is probably gonna struggle. What you see is what you get."
And even still, nothing will have a good chance if the rain doesn't continue. "This is just a temporary band aid," said Hoffman. "If we go back to the excessive heat we're gonna be right back in the same position. Pastures drying, hay fields not growing," said Lemler.
Despite these realities they can't deny that the sight of rain is a good one.
"It felt good to get some rain and stand out in it. It was something we had not had in a long time," said Hoffman.
