Early July Milorganite Spoon-Feeding - July 2020
The hot, hot heat has hit the Chicago Suburbs. We've had 90-degree temperatures for the past few weeks and it has NOT been a good environment for anything living outside - including our grass. Lawns in our neighborhood are struggling. Even ones with built-in irrigation. Ours is no different. I've been cutting it VERY LONG (setting #5 on the mower - all the way up) and watering it as frequently as I can - typically in the very early morning. Here's how it is looking right before I feed it the usual "4th of July" application: It is green, thick and lush - which I'm happy with for the most part. I'm almost 100% certain that the reason for the partial success this season is due to the tall cutting height. I have other parts - like in the back where the Automower cuts - that are cut shorter that aren't as healthy and other parts where the grass appears to have gone dormant. As for the timing of this post and the lawn schedule,...