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Cincinnati is in a weeks-long drought: What should you do about your lawn?

Last Updated 2 weeks by Amnon J. Jobi | Amnon Front Page

The grass is always greener on the other sideof a drought.

The lack of rain is cutting into Jacob Armacosts landscaping business.

If we keep cutting, its 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 hadnt seen a trim in nearly a month.

It didnt even need it, [its] just so dry, Armacost said, adding the homeowner just wanted to make it look less shaggy.

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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 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 its an easy decision for homeowners wondering what to do about their yellow grass: Forget your lawn.

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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 dont 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.

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Everybody will be thrilled. Thats for sure, Rahn said.

Get the latest forecast from WCPO 9 First Warning Weather meteorologists here: https://www.wcpo.com/weather

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