Summer Alerts

Tips for taking care of your lawn in the summer months:

Mowing: 

•      Raise mower height to top setting (3-3 ½ inches)
•      Sharpen mower blade

 (Reminder: Sharpen on Memorial Day, 4^th of July, & Labor Day as a minimum)

•      Keep mower clean
•      Remove only 1/3 of the blade per mowing
•      Mow your lawn during the cool part of the day

 Watering:

• 1 ½ – 2 inches of moisture per week (to include Mother Nature’s help)
•     Watering restrictions are in effect (Even house numbers on even days, etc.)
• If only watering 2 times per week, be sure to put down 1 inch per watering

 

Fertilization:

•      Summertime fertilization is beneficial – even if lawn has gone dormant
•      Consistent timely applications (dry or liquid) will help grass through summer stress

Core Aeration

A core aeration is removal of cores of soil from existing lawns. The cores are about 5/8 inch in diameter and 2-4 inches long. We recommend these cores are left on the lawn, as nutrients will be recycled back into the lawn itself.

The process of an aeration allows air, water, and nutrients to get into the roots of the grass plant. By loosening the soil, root growth is encouraged. Soil fungi & bacteria are released when soil is disintegrated, which helps degrade thatch. We also recommend overseeding (if there is a need for it) along with aerating the lawn. 

Severe cases of thatch build up will not be solved by aerating the lawn. However, we do recommend aerations be done annually for overall health and vigor of the lawn.

We offer aerations in the Spring and Fall. Customers with sprinkler  systems are given markers to identify the sprinkler heads prior to aeration.

Aeration (Spring or Fall):

The removal of cores from the lawn helps relieve compaction and allows air, water, and nutrients to reach the root system more easily. This is recommended annually to maintain a healthy thatch layer.