HOT Weather

Recently our lawns have been stressed due to weather conditions. Record heat, combined with less than average rainfall, has resulted in turf grass shutting down and going dormant. Dormant turf starts by becoming discolored and eventually turns tan. This is very natural and is a healthy way for the grass to survive long, hot, dry periods. However, if these conditions persist, some turf will die. Watering of the turf will usually ensure that little to no damage occurs. So, given the opportunity water as soon as possible do not rely on rainfall.  

During this period of dormancy and stress it appears that selected weeds and crabgrass are growing in areas thinned by recent weather conditions.  If this is a concern to you we ask that you inform us immediately.

July 26, 2012 we saw  a much-needed rain fall and it appears this coming week we have a good chance to get daily showers.

As we begin the third lawn fertilizer application for most of our customers we will be treating weeds, crabgrass, and nutsedge as warranted.  This is also an opportunity for us to identify areas that would benefit from late summer, early fall seeding.