What is Sprout and Pout?

Sprout and pout is commonly referred to the time shortly after new grass seed germinates where the grass stalls growth. During this time the grass is building it’s root structure. The pout refers to the fact that most lawn enthusiasts will cry about the stalled growth to their lawn friends.

Kentucky Bluegrass is notorious for long sprout and pout periods. It’s completely normal and nothing you can do will stop it. Some will try to use fertilizer to speed it up, but rumor has it this will make it stall longer. I don’t have any evidence that is true, but I do know that the fertilizer doesn’t appear to speed things up so I personally wait until it’s started growing again to start fertilizing again.