What a month of rain June
brought us. We might never see a June like that in our life time. Needless to
say, our cool season lawns took a brown turn around June 15th. The
environment was perfect for fungal spores to incubate and effect our cool
season lawns. Those of you who mowed high, used organic fertilizers and wasn’t
using your irrigation systems were effected less.
As I have preached in the
past, it’s never any ONE thing we do to have a healthy turf, but it’s always
4-5 cultural practices done correctly that keep our lawns looking the way we
want them to.
Here are some July
suggestions for healthy turf:
Cool season lawns:
*Keep the irrigation off
until it hasn’t rained for a week!
*Mow at 3.5-4 inches all
summer! Trust me!
*Spot spray weeds as needed. The
“nutsedge” onslaught is right around the corner!
*Apply Merit grub control if
grubs have been a problem or if you don’t want them to be!
*Moles are moving so set your
traps or apply the baits that work.
*Apply organic based fertilizers
if you haven’t. All this rain has washed a lot of nutrients from the soil!
*Apply fungicides if you know
the cost, pay out and have correct expectations!
*It’s not early to contact
landscapers for aeration and over seeding quotes. The early bird gets on the
schedule first!
Warm season lawns:
*Fertilize with high nitrogen
or organic based fertilizers! This is their time to shine and they need help!
*Mow at 2 inches.
*Seeding time will end soon,
but you can lay sod for another 30-45 days!
*Apply surface feeding
insecticides if birds are hunting the lawn on a regular bases.
*Don’t irrigate! We are
saturated as of July 3rd!
Been a long month of June for
me. I have lost a total of 45 pounds, but also had a 54 year old brother have a
stroke. Scary stuff. I will ask for prayers for him and his family. He is doing
better and his condition is not life threatening, just life changing. I’m
grateful he is still around and hope he is an inspiration to someone that it’s
never too late to improve our physical and mental well being!
Everyone have a safe 4th
of July. God bless you.
Remember..it’s just grass!
