Quoted: Many lawn owners may have already noticed some greening up of dead patches, following recent rainfalls. And, chances are that the greening trend will continue through the rest of August, according to Doug Soldat, associate professor and University of Wisconsin-Extension specialist in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kentucky bluegrass, which is the most common lawn grass in Wisconsin, has underground stems called rhizomes which can regenerate new plants, Soldat explained.