2010 Summer Lawn Care Information:
» Mid July we will be applying Fungicide #3 and then start Round #4 Lawn Care. Round #4 includes a maintenance amount of lime in granular form. We are making amendments to our applications for those lawns that are going dormant due to heat and drought stress by applying nutrients in dry form so that watering is not required. These nutrients will remain on your lawn and wait for rainfall.
Hot summer weather is upon us. If you continue to water your lawn, we are suggesting that you apply 2 to 2 ½ inches of water each week. If you choose to conserve your water and let your fescue lawn go dormant, we will only need Fungicide treatments watered into your lawn.
Heat and drought stressed lawns are everywhere. If you have these issues, you will want to plan to replenish your fescue lawn this fall. We offer a wonderful program for Aeration and Overseeding and our current customers will receive a letter from us in late July about the program, including pricing and pre-aeration and seeding instructions. For more information, see our Lawn Care Services section of this website.
» Hot summer weather is upon us and lawn diseases are present in many lawns. Virginia Green has begun the second fungicide application of the season to help prevent, and arrest the spread of these fungal lawn diseases. If you are a customer on our Premium Lawn Care program and feel that you may have Brown Patch disease (Rhizoctonia), please contact our office for more information and pricing.
» Brown Patch disease develops and persists throughout the summer depending on temperature and rainfall. Patches can range in size from 3 inches to as large as three feet, and many times grow together causing the lawn to have a brownish appearance. Dark lesions on the leaf blades take on a tan color in the afternoon. Lawns in full sun with poor drainage and heavy clay soils are most susceptible.
Several cultural practices may help prevent this disease from affecting your lawn. First, mow your lawn later in the day after the grass is dry. This helps prevent the spread of the disease by the mower. The second is to water your lawn in the early morning before 7:30 a.m. and use deep watering cycles, several times per week. Third, raise the cutting height on your mower to the tallest setting possible. This helps minimize the unsightliness of the disease and the damage to the grass.
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