This extended heat wave has most of us ragged around the edges, waiting for that dip in temperatures to the mid 70s¬Ã¢â‚¬”during the daytime, not at night!
According to the landscape gardeners from West London Landscapers, high heat also affects our lawns and gardens, and is of particular concern if you have your home on the market this summer and want to maintain green, fresh curb appeal. The goal for summer lawn maintenance is not to stress your grass, but not just let it be either.
Summer is not the time to fertilize. Forcing grass to grow in extreme heat is counter- productive and will lead to burnout. Your grass shouldn’t be mowed too much either. Grass will lose valuable moisture through the tips and the shorter the grass is, the closer the sun is to the ground, resulting in hard packed soil. Mow your grass sparingly to 2 ½ to three inches.
Hold off on the chemicals too, such as herbicides. They burn your grass as well as the weeds, and really aren’t that effective during periods of intense heat, ask help from http://www.gatreecompany.com/service-areas/tree-services-milton-ga/.
Watering should be done in moderation too. A lawn needs about one inch of rain or watering a week early in the morning to allow the moisture to evaporate during the day. A good soaking is better than a few sprinkles; soaking the grass keeps the roots growing down while superficial watering brings the root system up to the soil surface.
Botanical Garden experts from sites like https://expertlawn.co.uk also point out that lawns may turn brown in mid-summer, but that is not necessarily something to worry about. The turf grasses we use in Missouri naturally go dormant in mid-summer with too much heat, as we have now, and little water. Your lawn is still alive and will green up again in the fall. Just think of it as your lawn taking a break. You should still water on a regular basis and do routine maintenance. Look for your results in September.
Just as you don’t want to stress your lawn, don’t stress yourself either. This has been an extraordinary summer, but the grass will be greener in a couple of months.