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Late Summer: The Perfect Time to Repair Your Lawn By: Jonathan Bille  |
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 As summer starts to come to an end, thoughts usually turn to getting in the last bit of fun before the weather changes. Not to mention all the work needed to get the kids ready to go back to school. But as this summer comes to a close, there is something else you should be thinking about as well, your lawn. Late summer is the perfect time for getting your lawn repaired and looking great. That’s right, now is the time to address all those brown spots and to replant new grass for next year’s lawn and garden season.
As the summer fades, temperatures start to drop making conditions perfect for lawn growing and repair. So now’s the time to fix all those brown spots caused by the hot summer heat and insects. Some weather related brown spots are a seasonal problem. If that’s the case you need to dig them out and replace them with fresh, healthy sod. If the problem is insect related, you need to get out there and treat the affected areas now with the proper insecticide. If you don’t now what to use, contact a lawn care professional to help identify your insect problem and to recommend the right insecticide for use on your lawn.
When it comes to replanting, the end of summer is the right time. It’s all about the ground temperature. As soon as the ground temperature stays around 55 to 65 degrees its time to sprinkle the seed and get the lawn looking full and green again. Because different parts of the country experience different temperature variations at the end of summer you need to be aware of ground temperature for your area, but as soon as it seems that the summer heat has broke, get outside and get replanting.
There’s a lot of debate right now over the ecological soundness of lawns, and we’ll cover that topic at another time, but as long as you have a lawn, you want it to be health, green and looking great. By getting at it in the end of summer, you’ll be giving it the help it need to come alive in spring, better than it has ever been.
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