The heat of the summer is here and your lawn is starting to look a bit different. If you’re not careful drought stress could reverse all that hard work you put into making your lawn the envy of the neighborhood. Water is the go-to answer for handling drought stress but it’s not always the only answer. Drought stress obviously causes aesthetic problems with your lawn but can also cause economic problems as well, causing you to spend money on corrective…
All plants need water. When to apply water and how much are decisions anyone growing ornamental plants or lawns must make. But how do we know when to water and how much? All soils have air spaces, and it is in the air spaces that water is stored. The rate at which water moves into the soil is called the infiltration rate. After rain or watering occurs, gravity pulls water out of the largest air spaces deeper into the soil….
With the temperatures starting to heat up it’s a good time to review the watering needs of your lawn. Keeping your lawn watered during July and August is probably the most important lawn care maintenance item we need to worry about in Michigan. Proper amounts of water and good coverage are critical to the success of your lawn program. Turf will not survive on fertilizer alone. Water makes up 70%-80% of the weight of grass blades and helps to move…