Winter Dormancy

February 11, 2011 I hope everyone is staying safe and warm in all these freezing temperatures we've had lately.  I guess you get used to below freezing temperatures if you live in a cold climate but down here in Southeast Texas we just aren't used to temps below freezing.  Although I will say that when the temperature last Friday (Feb 4 2011) only got down to 29 degrees fahrenheit, I thought to myself how much nicer that was than the 21 degrees we had the night before! Speaking of winter and cold temps, I wanted to talk about how grass can go dormant in the winter time.  Warm season grasses that are grown here in Southeast Texas go dormant when the temps get below 60 degrees F on a regular basis.  The grass doesn't turn brown right away and can stay green late into the fall.  The grass will start to turn brown and lose its color when we start getting frost on the ground. The...
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