Caring for your lawn as the temperatures rise

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Higher than regular temperatures could also be uncomfortable for you however could also be taking a toll on your lawn.

While caring for your lawn, particularly on this warmth, there’s a pair issues to bear in mind.

First is watering your lawn.

If you don’t understand how a lot water or how lengthy you need to be watering your lawn for, specialists say use the one-inch rule. The one-inch rule is a the place you are taking an empty tuna can and nevertheless lengthy it takes your sprinkler while you’re spraying your yard to replenish that tuna can is how lengthy you need to go away your sprinkler out to water that one portion of your lawn.

They additionally say for those who put the full inch on it, you need to do it as soon as per week.

Next is mowing.

Joe Hillberry, a Master Gardner in Rapid City, says to mow it excessive.

“I like to go away mine at three and a half inches. My mower, that’s the place I’ve it set,” Hillberry stated.

He says to additionally go away the grass clippings to provide it much more shade from the solar.

“If you have got the mulch there, it’ll shade it throughout the day and preserve it moist longer, in order that’s higher for it,” Hillberry stated.

But if it doesn’t seem like it wants the minimize, go away it alone.

In reality, some individuals even let their lawn go utterly brown or dormant, which doesn’t damage it, in accordance with Hillberry.

However, he says you need to nonetheless water your lawn.

“You don’t must water close to as a lot. You solely want a half an inch each two weeks,” Hillberry stated. “But you don’t wish to run out and be taking part in baseball and actually tramping on the grass for those who’re letting it go dormant.”

Another widespread query considerations fertilizer.

Hillberry says you need to fertilize however not if your grass is trying brown. He says to attend till after the first frost earlier than you unfold your weed n’ feed.