How to keep your grass green during the summer?

It’s summertime here in Syracuse, are you ready to enjoy the summer?! Summer is the time of year where your lawn gets to shine with BBQs, family gatherings in the backyard, and just enjoying time at home. So how can you better take care of your lawn this summer to ensure its health and to keep the rich green color? Here are some tips from the Mower for Hire team to help keep your lawn green this summer.
After the spring when your lawn is starting to grow and before the first mow, it is a good rule of thumb to create a summer lawn care plan and think of the summer in phases. It’s good to think of caring for your lawn in phases because you won’t want to give your lawn the same care in the middle of summer as in the beginning, it has completely different needs. Here is what should be considered during each phase of summer:
Early Summer:
The first step is to find a fertilizer to support the growth that your lawn needs to maintain its health during the summer months. Next, you might want to consult with a lawn care company to decide the best approach to how to combat weeds and pests. You want to be sure you’re correctly identifying the pests in your lawn as well as fighting off weeds without harming the grass surrounding them. Next just for the first phase of summer, you’ll want to be mowing your grass at a high length and leaving your grass clippings on the lawn. The lawn clippings will break down and feed the grass while cutting at a high length will ensure the roots grow deeper and the soil stays moist.  You will want to water heavily during this time to help support root growth.
Mid Summer:
Only fertilize if necessary, if you’re going through a lawn care company they will help you create a fertilizing plan best suited to your grasses needs. Keep mowing your lawn at a high length and be sure that your lawnmower blades are not dull. Keeping your blades sharp ensures that you won’t harm your grass. Lastly, be sure to keep watering deeply, it’s a good rule of thumb to water until your lawn receives at least one inch of water weekly.

Keep your lawn in excellent health this summer by giving Mower for Hire a call to come up with a summer care plan for your lawn.