Help your lawn feed itself, grass clippings contain nitrogen and the first clipping of spring are the richest of all. Even if you bag your clippings to use as garden mulch at other times of year, allow them to "grasscycle" back into the lawn in spring and early summer.

A brown lawn may be caused by overzealous mowing rather than lack of water. Make sure you're removing only about a third of the blade when you cut.