Where do I start? Pacific Northwest About to move into a new rental property. We have 3 young kids who spend most of their time playing in the backyard so having a usable lawn in important to us. The landlord claims "This type of grass is really a winter/fall variety that only needs to be manually watered a few weeks of the year. And it was green just a few weeks ago" I call bullshit on most of that, but whatever. The current lawn feels like straw, and not dormant but dead. Is any of this really coming back? What's my best next step? I'm an experienced lawn care DIY'er and have all the tools (spreader, gas edger/rototiller, backpack sprayer, etc) My instinct is to get new seed down, and was considering just roto-tilling the hell out of it and then overseeding and watering. Summers are more mild here so I think I can get away with it. Any other ideas or advice? Originally by u/Autzen_Downpour on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/27sez97s