CINCINNATI — The grass is always greener on the other side—of a drought.
The lack of rain is cutting into Jacob Armacost’s landscaping business.
“If we keep cutting, it’s just gonna look worse and worse,” Armacost said. “So either they'll skip or… I'll just skip it."
“If it don't need it, it don't need it,” he said
WCPO 9 caught up with Armacost cutting a lawn in Reading that hadn’t seen a trim in nearly a month.
“It didn’t even need it, [it’s] just so dry,” Armacost said, adding the homeowner just wanted to make it look less shaggy.
According to WCPO 9 First Warning Meteorologist Brandon Spinner, the Tri-State saw 0.07” of rain on September 6 and 0.18” on August 28.
The last time the region saw more than ¼” of precipitation fall from the sky was back on August 16, when the Tri-State received 1.00”
With meteorological fall beginning Sunday, co-owner of AJ Rahn Greenhouses Susan Rahn said it’s an easy decision for homeowners wondering what to do about their yellow grass: “Forget your lawn.”
“Do not water your lawn. It goes dormant,” she said. “It'll be fine. Next year, it'll re-grow out.”
Instead, she recommends watering trees, bushes, shrubs and flowers. “Just a trickle for a couple of hours,” says Rahn.
Rahn explained that if homeowners don’t take care of their plants, then they are at risk of being lost.
As the season changes, Rahn recommends asters, petunias, mums and pansies for the fall since they can tolerate a light frost.
“It'll just all blend to be really pretty,” she said.
Meanwhile, everyone is still buzzing for rain.
“Everybody will be thrilled. That’s for sure,” Rahn said.
Get the latest forecast from WCPO 9 First Warning Weather meteorologists here: https://www.wcpo.com/weather
