{"id":26574,"date":"2024-07-16T20:02:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T20:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/?p=26574"},"modified":"2026-09-01T01:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T01:55:00","slug":"when-does-grass-stop-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/when-does-grass-stop-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"When Does Grass Stop Growing?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\u2022 Warm-season grasses<\/strong> stop growing once air temps drop into the 50s\u00b0F; cool-season grasses<\/strong> stop growing once air temps climb into the 80s\u201390s\u00b0F.
\u2022 Soil temperature<\/strong> is a better guide than air temperature because roots and crowns respond to conditions at the soil surface and just below it.
\u2022 Dormant grass<\/strong> often turns brown even though the crowns and roots can remain alive until growing conditions improve.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

When does grass stop growing depends primarily on two things: what type of grass you have, and how cold or hot it gets where you live.<\/p>

Warm-season grasses go dormant once temperatures drop into the 50s\u00b0F, while cool-season grasses shut down growth once temperatures climb into the 80s\u00b0F and 90s\u00b0F. Either way, the grass isn’t dying, it’s entering dormancy to protect itself.<\/p>

If you want a professional set of eyes on your lawn before it goes dormant, a local lawn care pro<\/a> can check for anything else going on before the cold or heat sets in.<\/p>

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