I'm new to this board and to gardening in general. I am having a hard time keeping my lawn green. I put the lawn in last spring. I had the lawn aerated in April of this year. I have fertilized twice this year. I am watering 2-3 times a week. I do not have a sprinkling system, so I am dragging hoses around the yard and using impact sprinklers.

My problem is that the for every green blade I have 3-4 dead blades. I watered thoroughly this morning (approx. 45 minutes), and this afternoon when I went out on the lawn and felt the soil, it was dry. Where I live we have hard, clay soil, but I had thought that the aeration would help. I think that the soil isn't being saturated when I water. I'm not sure what to try next and would appreciate any help or advice that anyone could give.