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, I'm j