From the Blog
Summer Lawn Care Essentials
Mowing height, watering depth, and the four mistakes that brown out Maine lawns by August.
The single biggest summer mistake we see: mowing too short. In July and August, set your deck to 3.5–4 inches. Taller grass shades its own roots and out-competes crabgrass.
Water deep and infrequent. One inch per week, in one or two sessions, beats daily light watering every time. Light watering trains roots to stay shallow — exactly what you don't want in a heat wave.
Skip fertilizer in the hottest weeks. A dose of nitrogen on a stressed lawn just burns the blades. Wait until the late-August cool-down and feed before fall.
Sharpen your mower blade every six weeks. Torn grass tips brown out and invite disease. If your lawn looks gray-tipped after a mow, the blade is dull.