Looking After Your Lawn During the Summer

As it is now getting hotter, we need to ensure we look after our gardens and lawns. You may think this means watering it with the hose, but this could actually damage the lawn more than you think. You need to be able to take care of the delicate conditions during heat waves.

For instance, when should you mow your lawn? You shouldn’t do it when it’s very hot as the lawn will be recovering from water loss and high temperatures drying it out. You should mow it when it is a lot cooler, such as after it has lightly rained. However, don’t mow if the ground is saturated or icy as it can cause damage. Try not to mow the grass too often during the summer as it can make the lawn more likely to get weeds and have water loss, due to the lack of water in the soil.

During the hot months, your lawn will be under stress, so try not to run and walk on the grass constantly. It needs to ‘breathe’ so make sure you remove any appliances, toys or furniture as soon as you’re done.

If your lawn starts to go brown, don’t panic. When the cooler months start again they should recover and go back to green. Make sure you don’t put grass treatment on it during the summer as it can actually cause escalating growth, which means it won’t manage from the loss of water. Call us for landscaping and patios in Liphook and Petersfield.

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