Green in a time of brown

Talk to Pro Turf owner Derik Jakusz long enough, and lawns start to sound like ailing patients in the hospital.

Jakusz promotes and uses a product called Turf Medix, a sprayed-on formulation designed to rescue lawns nearly done in by drought, high temperatures and tough watering restrictions.

The goal? Make lawns at least look green, keep the roots alive and hope for better things to come.

Normally, many homeowners this time of year would be seeding their Bermuda grass with rye grass seed. The heat-loving Bermuda turns brown in the winter, but rye grass does better in winter. Water it sufficiently, and youre supposed to have a nice green lawn.

Except oops! Hanford, Lemoore and Avenal are on two-day-a-week lawn watering restrictions until further notice.

Jakusz said those who follow the rules end up with a yellowing lawn that doesnt look good. Anybody with lush, green grass is probably a cheater.

Turf Medix is designed for the law abiders, Jakuszsays, and it keeps the entire lawn a nice shade of green for up to three months, allows for some watering and can be mowed albeit only lightly.

Do it properly and the roots of the grass below stay alive, but go dormant waiting for wetter times to come.

Depending on how wet this coming winter is, there might be plenty of moisture falling to keep lawns green two-day-a-week watering restrictions or not.

According to Jakusz, where the product really shines is in July, August and September. He saw a spike in demand this past summer.

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Green in a time of brown