Summer lawn care

Summer is the season when we expect our lawns to be green and beautiful. But it is clear that the attractive look of our lawns during this time depends on right summer lawn care. What does it mean? Actually, not too many things are to be done.

Mowing is one of the most important aspects of summer lawn care. Specialists recommend mowing at heights about 3 inches or a bit higher. What for? Firstly, the higher the grass is, the deeper its roots grow. And secondly, if the grass is high, it will be drying out slowly, short grass dries out much more quicker. By the way, when the weather is hot, the grass also dries out quicker.

The second important aspect of the summer lawn care, is, of course, watering. It should be done regularly, preferably early in the mornings. Watering should be deep and infrequent. If the grass is green, the application of water should be approximately 1-1/2 inch. But sometimes lawn go dormant in the summer, and if it happens so, the amount of water should be reduced to ¼ . During this period it is enough to water the lawn in2 or 3 weeks.

Speaking about such aspects of lawn care as overseeding, fertilization, thatch control and usage of weed-killers, it is possible to say that in summer there is no need in them. All of these procedures are usually held in autumn.

But coming back to summer lawn care it should be said that not only mowing and watering are so important for your lawn, but also you should control traffic. Children and dogs playing, guests walking, vehicles driving – all of this should be avoided, or, at least, limited in case you want your lawn to be marvelous.

To sum up, it is possible to highlight 3 main aspects of right summer lawn care: timely mowing, appropriate watering regime and traffic control. All these facts are the keys to success when it comes to growing a perfect lawn surrounding your house.