Posted : Monday, July 5, 2010
Hello from the 2010 Sauna
Here we go! For the first time in several years, we’re looking at the head of what promises to be a brutal monster of a heat wave. While we always get brief spells of uncomfortably hot weather, we rarely face a stretch of near 100 degree weather that promises to last through the forseeable future. Make no mistake, lawns will suffer as a result.
Unfortunately, there’s not much of anything that can be done to counteract this kind of heat. Heavy watering will only combine the heat with lots of water, making your lawn a prime breeding ground for disease causing fungus. Too little water will allow the lawn to burn out quickly. We recommend that you increase watering times by about 20%, but no more.
We of course wish that there was something we could apply that would help brace the lawn against this natural stress, but there isn’t. In fact, if you took some grass from your lawn and transported it to Florida (or Arizona, Mexico, etc), you’d see that even under the absolute best of care, it wouldn’t last a full year. The grasses in CT lawns are simply not made to withstand this kind of heat, just as the southern grasses aren’t able to handle winter freezing.
Keep yourself cool and healthy, and let’s all hope that this spell passes quickly and with minimal damage.
Posted : Friday, August 21, 2009
T&B Update: Early Fall Service
It’s that time of year again when we begin to get your lawn whipped back into shape after the summer has taken its toll! During our Early Fall Service, we fertilize, spot seed, spot treat weeds, etc. Just click on the link below to better understand what this service is all about. Thanks again!
