Fall turfgrass establishment

The weather of this year has stressed turf and there are certainly turf areas that you might need to reestablish this fall. The short term weather forecast certainly doesn’t look very cool and moist, but even though the temperatures may be high, this is still the ideal time to establish turf. Competition from annual weeds such as crabgrass is absent, and shorter day lengths means less time for daytime drying. The immediate challenge for grass establishment is soil moisture, as in many areas it has turned bone dry and unless you have irrigation, establishment could be tricky at best.