We should point out I also photographed the most meh area of the lawn to show that off, too. The back area there is really quite good. I can take a photo of that if anybody wants, to show off what good bluegrass looks like in July weather when not irrigated. It does have rotting grass atop it, but that's the worst.

Looks good!

Here's mine :)

Yours looks great as well, actuallly!

Thanks Morph; now we need Lisa and Daniel to chime in!

Lisa is NOT going to like your lawns.

My lawnmower had been in the shop from May 19 through July 8 or so. I'd been keeping it trimmed down with a string trimmer, but not down to mower heights. The tall grass was doing pretty well until I finally mowed it (highest setting). Then it all turned grey looking as in dry. I got one round of water on it and now we're into rationing. We've had no rain since Memorial Day. We shall see how it goes.

Yes, Lisa would not approve! The front lawn has not yet been hit with fungus that melts down the lawn (necrotic ring spot, possibly), at least not yet. I've done very little to the front lawn (watered once) in anticipation of nuking it and starting over with a better cultivar. Of course, the lawn might have got wind of my plan and so has not shown any signs of that nasty fungus yet.

The areas in part shade are doing nicely while the full sun areas are a bit taxed. In my area you need deep and frequent watering for sunny areas but I don't want to spend $500 on water this year.

Yours looks great, too! So far, all we're proving is that there's many ways to treat a lawn in summer.

All work. It just depends on what you're willing to deal with. Dormancy and breaking some rules occasionally for good reasons doesn't bother me.

Of course, deep and frequent is why one would get necrotic ring spot, but...don't tell the lawn. :-)

What is your HOC morph? Still use the robot?

The robot's down at the moment, due to age. I have to replace it but haven't decided on a model as of yet, so this mow's via a Toro.

Looks good Daniel!