I actually had to mow my lawn today...

**NoahsMommy** · 02-07-2003, 03:11 PM

Ready for a dumb question?

Does your grass die under all the snow? And then re-grow in the Spring?

Sorry, born and bred Southern Californian...

**Logan** · 02-07-2003, 03:13 PM

Originally posted by NoahsMommy
Ready for a dumb question?

Does your grass die under all the snow? And then re-grow in the Spring?

Sorry, born and bred Southern Californian...

Snow or not, that is exactly what happens! We rarely have snow that lasts, but our grass dies and comes back beautifully in the spring. My muddy dogs and I are ready for that too!!!

**Dixieland Dancer** · 02-07-2003, 03:22 PM

Actually it doesn't die but goes into a dormant stage. With all the wet from rain and snow and walking over dormant grass it just gets to be a mess. It springs back to life though in the late spring!

**catland** · 02-07-2003, 03:35 PM

We must be part of the same weather front Nomylynn, because we're having beautiful sunny weather all week, which is very refreshing considering that last week we were experiencing flooding due to all of the rain.

Of course, we're going to pay for it this summer since we look like we're headed for a water shortage.

**Paul** · 02-07-2003, 05:37 PM

   Today, we have received 14" (35.5 cm) of fluffy snow so far. It's still snowing! Miss Hoppy hates fluffy snow most of all otherwise I would try to take her picture sinking into the snow. Last week we received about 4" on top of our old icy snow pack.

   It's the most snow I have ever shoveled in my life.

      Paul

**neko1** · 02-07-2003, 05:51 PM

We just got 8 inches. No roads were plowed this morning when I went to work. My car is a p.o.s. in the snow (pontiac sunfire- really really awful in the snow in case anyone wants to know!!!)And of course all our appointments cancelled. So basically I got paid to sit there all day.

**Truzz** · 02-07-2003, 05:51 PM

Originally posted by Nomilynn
In the middle of FEBRUARY!!!!! How nutty! It's so warm here, I was wearing a t-shirt all day as I did my outside chores! I hope this weather sticks around!!

Thats weird how you have that kind of temperature and you are just a few provinces away while us Quebeckers are geting the -10-20s! Anyone know the reason for that? Pollution, maybe?

**Nomilynn** · 02-07-2003, 08:12 PM

it just has to do with the jet stream and being so close to the water. I'm right on the coast. However, it's usually cold here during the winter with a lot of rain. It has nothing to do with polution

We are just on the lucky side of the mountains, and also we are right at sea level rather than freezing elevations.

Kelly - my grass never died or STOPPED growing!

When I cut it yesterday it was at least five - six inches long. I actually needed to cut it in December but never got around to it. This is unusual even for here - these warmer temps are breaking some records

**popcornbird** · 02-07-2003, 08:21 PM

The grass is green here but it stopped growing in the winter, so I don't have to cut it. I wish it wouldn't stop growing in the winter though, because it gets so thin and ugly, even with me fertilizing it, and feeding it. It is so nice and think and green in the summer, but right now its just thin, ugly, green grass. The last time I cut it was in November. It needs to be cut now, but its so thin yo can't tell. The neighbors have thick nice grass. I don't know what's wrong with ours.