By: Shawn Karn, The Grass Expert on Jul 5, 2018 1:14:59 PM
Happy Thursday, readers. I hope everyone is staying cool out there!
With summer in full swing, many areas of Canada are experiencing periods of extreme heat and little to no rainfall. With these conditions in mind, proper watering techniques become absolutely essential to maintaining a healthy, robust lawn. Like us, our lawns get a little thirstier in hot conditions, so adjusting your regular lawn care schedule accordingly is an important lawn care task during the humid summer months.
Smart watering isn't just good for your water bill; it can also help you reduce your risk of lawn disease, weed infestations, and damaging insect issues.
Read on to learn more about Nutri-Lawn's foolproof summer watering tips
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In hot and dry weather, many homeowners start to wonder what is going on with their lawn. A few weeks back it may have been green and gorgeous, but with heat and drought, it's suddenly turning brown.
It's important to know that when lawns go brown due to a lack of rain, they are not necessarily dead; they've just gone dormant.
While the grass plants may appear dead to the naked eye, deep inside the plant there is a small area (called the crown) which is still alive.
Once the crown gets rain again and drought stress becomes less of an issue, it will come back to life and the turf will green up again, generally within 10-14 days.
At Nutri-Lawn, we know that turf can remain dormant for up to 6 weeks without any adverse effects. When lawns are dormant, it's important to keep vehicles and people off the lawn; increased traffic will put the lawn under more unnecessary stress, so consider Summer a fragile time.
Lawn dormancy is usually only temporary, and recovery naturally takes place as rain increases and stressful conditions lessen. Maintaining proper mowing and watering practices during stressful periods is important to limit any potential damage.
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