Okay, background stuff: I live in the southern california high desert area, north of LA by about 45 miles. I just bought my house in November and it had been empty for about a year and a half. I was determined to bring the lawn back to life. I am delighted to say that mine was the first lawn to be green in the neighborhood (it looked great even before spring came, while the nighttime temperatures were still below 40). I am also so very delighted to say that I have not had more than a handful of weeds pop up since I took the advice from this artice. My next door neighbor's yard actually looks pockmarked with these large, flat, fuzzy weeds; I had many of those, partuicularly around the perimeter, when I first began caring for my lawn. But it has been nearly a month since I have even seen a dandelion pop up through my lush, thick lawn. I have had a series of issues with my sprinklers (there were more than 20 heads per valve before I started capping), so I have some dry areas that I am now watering with a hose while I plan out a better map for my sprinkler coverage.
So here's the question: I have noticed in the last couple of weeks that my grass is going to seed really fast, even though it is not growing as tall as it was in February and March. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? I am afraid it means it is about to go dormant and it is barely May! Am I overreacting? Is this okay? We did have a week of 90+ temperatures already, but we are back to a comfortable high 70s/low 80s again.
Please help.
