Insects/worms and watering the lawn!  Specifically in the last two weeks we have noticed an increased number of reports of grub damage and bermuda mites.

Bermuda Mites

Bermuda mites are tiny white bugs that are very difficult to see.  Bermuda mites cause the grass blades to turn light green/yellow, curl, and often produce "cabbage heads/witich brooms".  Grass will get thin and die.  Treatment: we can spray an insecticide, cut lawn to 3/4 inch in height, dispose of all grass clippings, if possible water in the morning or at least early enough in evening so grass has time to dry before dark.

Grubs

NOW is the time for a grub preventative treatment.  First, let me say, everyone has some grubs.  But when you have too many grubs they will eat too much of the roots of your grass and leave you with huge bare spots (1/4 to 1/2 of your lawn) of nothing but dirt.  By the time you realize you have a grub problem, damage has already been done.     

  
Watering Your Lawn 

To achieve a healthy green lawn, the goal is one inch of water per week.  We recommend setting your sprinkler system to 30-45 minutes per zone, 3-4 times per week in this extreme heat.  If you do not have a sprinkler system, an old fashioned sprinkler will work just fine.  (I like to water my flowerbeds every day for 10 minutes in morning and night during this extreme heat.)     

Summer Applications

We are currently applying round 4 - the second of three fertilizer and weed control applications. Many have struggled with thin lawns this summer due to the damage substained last summer from our severe drought.  The solution is round 4 and 5 as the fertilizer will help strengthen and fill in the lawn. 

May Your Lawn Be Green and Your Weeds Be Gone