HOT WEATHER is Here! Do NOT Do These 3 Things With Your LAWN!!

Hot weather and summer heat are already here! Here are three tips for your lawn when the heat and hot weather starts to settle in. The three things you do not want to do is: rake or dethatch your grass, fertilize your lawn, and do not irrigate or water your grass at night. There are consequences that could kill your lawn or promote fungus to grow in your grass. Which you definitely do not want to happen. Battling summer heat and no rain can be a tall task, but you can stay ahead of it with some of these tips!
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[@LAWNLIFE]

If you're feeling the heat, this video could SAVE your lawn this summer!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3bXZp59bpx4mas

[@savarimuthu]

I am the pazzo who did all three of these in the same order during 90+ weather every day. I hope the lawn is not screwed beyond hope.

[@brianbacich9999]

Thanks so much. I have neighbors that water constantly and their yard is greener than mine. I’ve been feeling like the terrible yard on the block. Now I know it’s just ol’ ma nature.

[@SOLDOZER]

"Dont water at night" is the #1 myth in lawn care. I work at the top private golf course in Houston and 80% of our watering is at night. When do you think we water??? While people play golf? Plus it rains at night. I laugh when I hear some "lawn expert" spread this nonsense. It's pure bullshido. I also hear "Dont water in the day cause the water magnifies the sun and burns the grass". LOL.

[@Fekalmatta]

This ⬆️⬆️⬆️

[@stoonley4]

Also in Texas and I water around 8pm twice a week on my Bermuda. In this heat we get it’s the only time to allow it to soak in, no disease damage here.

[@RevealedFilms]

@@stoonley4I didn’t listen and watered after 8pm and my grass has turned into Gremlins

[@gibandruski6744]

Yes but do not forget at a golf course you cut the grass every day and so the tops will dry quickly and fungal diseases will have trouble becoming established. In our area, watering at night and not mowing every day often sees fairy rings showing up because the grass stays too wet too long. I think the watering thing depends on where you are at and a number of other factors. Our golf course also waters at night, but again fairway length grass dries more quickly.

[@stoonley4]

@@RevealedFilms what kinda gremlins

[@Matt-dk3wl]

The best tip is to mow high... 1 notch below max when it's hot out. Long grass feels awesome on your feet anyway.

[@wetmaul]

That's what I say but my customers want otherwise

[@johnnyv.223]

And it tickles wiener-dogs' bellies. Or so I've been told.

[@donknicker8110]

I mow as high as I can go during drought season

[@jakehaddad-hf5he]

I set it at the highest and forget about it

[@DudeySocks]

These are good tips. He knows exactly what he is talking about as far as KBG.

[@TheIllya]

oh I have my first lawn in my first own house... every time I'm seeing something is not green enough I'm just passing hours to find any info I can to understand what I could possibly do to make it green again :D Thanks for the video !

[@jasonwilliams4159]

I strategically placed trees throughout my yard to give shade parts of the day to help the grass from stressing

[@Nomadistar]

Solid plan! A question, if I may? Did you plant them to deep? If you can't see thee root-flare and/or have it buried in mulch, they will have a short life. I have to get an air-spade to fix some of mine. Would you like to know more?

[@jasonwilliams4159]

@@Nomadistar I wouldn’t say they are too deep. The problem I faced was hard pan clay. I had to pick axe enough space for the roots to grow. But yes, I’m always looking for tips

[@Nomadistar]

@@jasonwilliams4159 Thanks for the tip. My Oak has some clay on one side & it is a pita. Looks like I need to get myself a pick axe. Thank you!

[@SOLDOZER]

Those trees will spread surface roots and end up causing you lots of trouble.

[@daryl4841]

Another thing is that its more important than ever for people to not violate the 1/3 rule when mowing in summer stress. One of my neighbors here in MN last week cut their grass from about 7 inches down to about 1 inch on a 98 degree day. A day later it became the most yellow scorched looking lawn on the block.

[@LAWNLIFE]

I talk about the 1/3rd rule in almost every video I do, so I left it out of this one. But yes, you are 100% correct. Nothing stresses a lawn out more than infrequent mowings. Especially in this crazy heat. Thanks for watching man!

[@robertswift6101]

lmao@ 7in to 1in,,,,what an idiot lolol

[@lisah6076]

What's the difference when it rains at night?

[@ShiningSakura]

@@lisah6076 Watering at night regularly creates problems, nature however isn't raining on a schedule so there's that.

[@SOLDOZER]

7" tall grass?? What a buffoon.

[@BrutalGoerge]

I use some hydratain on some of my localized dry stressed spots and it seems to help, and just using it sparingly means the gallon i bought a couple years ago is still half full

[@chevyxrz]

What is hydratain???

[@PrincessCutLawnCare]

I remember when I was a noob I threw down some Scott’s summer fert in summer. Woah what was I thinking? I must have been nuts! That stuff toasted my lawn that year

[@indoorreefer7332]

Fert doesn’t burn the lawn

[@LAWNLIFE]

Must've went a little heavy 😂

[@PrincessCutLawnCare]

@@LAWNLIFE yea man ended up trowing down like 3/4lb of N and not watering it in lol

[@XloMotion]

I did the same that was the only time I had stripes in my lawn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Felt the burn!

[@matthewjeronimus6097]

I did that beginning of June and have some horrible orange patches 🤦🏻‍♂️ live and learn. So do you now only fertilize in spring and fall?

[@josuejimenez3159]

Yeah I'm the superintendent over at the St. John golf course and I really appreciate watching your videos and your knowledge. I would like one of those shirts definitely

[@emanueldavid7174]

I like the smell of dry grass when watered in the midday sun !

[@henryhawkins1194]

Just a waste of soon to be precious water.

[@papasmurf2947]

Showing love from Wylie, Tx. Thanks for the tips, my grass is starting to turn dormant. I’ve always thought early morning watering was best so thanks for reassuring 🤝

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate you taking the time to watch us cool season guys. Good look with this heat man!

[@danielchambers1958]

Same here in East Texas

[@АсылТуманбаев-п1д]

ЦыычУ@@LAWNLIFE вв

[@bigbrar1997]

Forney 🤟🏼

[@WanderlustManoj]

Q

[@elliotjohnson4331]

Great to see a minnesota specific content creator. Fantastic work!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks Elliot! Someone had to do it 😆 I appreciate you watching!

[@CrossTrainerToo]

I agree! Check out Ryan Knor too then:

[@motowncooking6125]

Thank you for the advice I was one of those guys detaching my lawn and raking and it caused more harm than good for sure

[@ajibolagiwa3195]

Glad to see someone from Minnesota. Hopefully I can reach out to you.

[@LAWNLIFE]

[e-mail] if you have any questions!

[@sergioortiz1839]

Before watching your video, I had a few dry spots. I have been using 700 and 002 together. And my grass is greener than ever. This whole time I thought the grass was dying!!!

[@goldslinger]

Also, don’t do frequent short watering when it’s hot, do twice a week and deep soak watering to promote roots to go deeper and be more drought tolerant and keeps grass dryer throughout the week so keeps fungus at bay.

[@tracysrocket]

Roots only go deeper when searching for water. Over watering is a sure way to prevent deep roots.

[@Arietje]

@@tracysrocket I think the reasoning is that when overwatering the water will sink deeper as well. The top will dry off first but water will stay deeper.

[@goldslinger]

@@tracysrocket deep watering 2x a week is definitely not overwatering. You need to get the water to the subsoil so the roots go deep. Frequent little watering, roots stay shallow to take advantage of that, then when skip a watering, go south real fast.

[@factsoverfeelings9228]

@@goldslinger you guys are all characters from "A Bugs Life".

[@randyhartzell8564]

If its hot, no fungus

[@Randy-Mc]

I water at night, always have, and have a beautiful lawn. Did get some heat stress this summer where areas yellowed. I start early around 2 am because I have 6 stations using the Hunter rotators, takes about 55 minutes per station to water deep enough daily. I've tried the 3 times a week deep water, it was a failure using these heads. When it's 90-105f the lawn needs water daily.

[@yvonneschimmel453]

I am from Erie Pa. Thank God I found this because I was about to detach my lawn. Was frustrated why it looks so like dead. I been watering it in the early mornings.i honestly didnt know the grass goes dormant and it look this bad. Lol. I will keep watering it in the early morning and hopefully it will come back to life. Thank you for your tips

[@LAWNLIFE]

That is awesome that you found this because you would be having some serious thin spots in your lawn if you dethatched right now. I would flood those dormant spots straight from an open hose and let it soak up as much water as possible to get it out of dormancy. You gotta worry more about irrigating the green grass in the evening because of fungus. Fungus wont affect the totally dormant stuff right now. Let me know if you have any questions! I'm glad I can say I somewhat saved your lawn! Haha

[@russorod2776]

So now your saying don’t water the green grass in the morning,because of fungus,You said don’t water in the evening which is it.

[@LAWNLIFE]

@@russorod2776 sorry. Complete typo on my end. You definitely want to water in the morning. Not evening

[@yvonneschimmel453]

I really appreciate your advice

[@yvonneschimmel453]

@@russorod2776 Evenring! Humidity and the dampness at night encourages fungus to gtow

[@Irwhodunit]

South-central Texas is going on about 30 consecutive days with highs at or near 100-degrees. So far, I'm doing everything correctly according to the video and useful comments below. Thank you for this video.

[@annienguyen2721]

I am literally watching this video reading ur comment. Same we are in Katy it’s blazing hot.

[@Irwhodunit]

@@annienguyen2721 Thank God we don't have the kind of humidity you have in Katy .

[@SunCityLawnCare]

Great points all around! Can’t believe some are actually out there dethatching.

[@TheStranger5250]

Yeah ridiculous....

[@LAWNLIFE]

More people than you could ever imagine man. It's crazy. Sometimes I stop and tell them to put down the rake. Lol

[@Raysgarage90]

Sun city Arizona ????

[@SunCityLawnCare]

@@Raysgarage90 West Texas

[@jaymetheaccountant]

Apple Valley guy here - turf looks awesome sir. Battling the heat as well, finally turning the corner here before July 4th. Keep up the good work!

[@spencergordon2458]

Thanks bro. Liked and subbed A. For being a like minnesotant (cottage grove) B. Just saved me from doing at least one of these tips. Thanks 🙏🏾

[@LAWNLIFE]

Awesome man. Glad I could help. There's so many more Minnesotans watching on here than I would've ever thought. Thanks for the sub!

[@hotchihuahua1546]

One thing that seems to help is not to bag but let the clippings go back into the ground giving some shade and nutrients during the hot season .

[@daiseyze]

I love how practical you are!!!! First time here on your channel. I’m from CA where his drought is crazy real. I was looking for lawn info, dormancy, options. I’ve definitely learned from this clip. Thanks!

[@judymiller5154]

Mariposa Cty here, foothills, dry as a bone except for tiny area with sprinklers and drip right around 2 sides of the house.

[@dan9002]

Artificial lawn. Newsom might ban watering grass.

[@maxwired2235]

@@dan9002I can’t understand how he stays in office!

[@dan9002]

@@maxwired2235 Big Government Unions, Left Media and his Auntie Nancy.

[@MJorgy5]

I only do Milo when it's hot. It's slow release and it's never presented a problem. Best thing is to leave turf to dormancy or water the hell out of it til it rains or the heat subsides. Hydretain and liquid aeration seems to help, too. I'll probably try some sea kelp next year.

[@LAWNLIFE]

This is good info. Probably not too late for Sea Kelp. It's still early in the summer.

[@angelaprater2679]

Agree and Milorgnite is also a super seed starter I used the hell out it never lost ant grass seed with it.(AMAZING).

[@DanPark68]

I was against watering grass during the heat of the day in full sunlight. Well my neighbors kept doing this and I thought it was a cardinal sin but to my surprise they have the Greenest Lawn in the hood

[@johannjohann6523]

One of the best ways to keep a greener lawn throughout the year is to "not" cut it too short! So many people do. Use your highest setting as taller grass means deeper roots, and overall stronger blades of grass. As long as your lawn has an even cut, it will always look good, even with the taller grass. Also, sharpen your blade once a month.

[@sjmom5119]

i read running out and watering it can cause root rot

[@jeff824]

once a month? haha bs

[@SOLDOZER]

Pure BS.....

[@pegisis02]

Minnesota here too. My lwan is a disaster after this heat. Gonna make an above ground irrigation system and hope it helps out...

[@ColorMeMozart]

These tips are great thanks! I’m in North Carolina and we’ve had some really hot and humid weeks, fighting fungus and will def use these tips. 🌻

[@americanpatriot4080]

I use revive during the summer it helps with the problem spots

[@CrossTrainerToo]

Very surprised when I saw the small sub numbers. With the editing and sound quality I would have assumed this was another big channel. Originally from central MN but moved to SC. Subbing due to the great content. Keep it up! Your channel will blow up!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thank so much for the high praise! I've only made 9 videos I think, so it's been a slow process. Hopefully it continues to grow! Where were you from in Central MN?

[@CrossTrainerToo]

@@LAWNLIFE one year later and you’re on your way with a healthy level of subs. Good for you! I grew up in central MN. St. Cloud, Clearwater area. P.s, just watched the new fertilizer video. Will be giving the brand a look. Keep up the good work, you’re time and effort put into the videos and content are much appreciated!

[@LAWNLIFE]

@@CrossTrainerToo thanks for checking back in. This video obviously blew up and that helped the channel a lot. You gave me some good juju I think haha. Crazy that you kind of predicted this!

[@darktoadone5068]

I have 1.5 acres and the heat really got to it so I started watering it in hopes it would help UNTIL I saw my water bill! I said grass, you're on your own!

[@honky13333]

Also from MN. Solid tips straight to the point keep up the good work!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks man! Appreciate you tuning in!

[@cleop2813]

i'm in MN too!... I haven't had to water once and my yard is super lush and green because I got rid of grass and grow clover. oh, and I've only mowed once this whole summer. No fertilizing, no weed killer, no wasting precious water.

[@LAWNLIFE]

Can you send me a photo of your lawn? I'm interested in what a clover lawn looks like here in Minnesota. [e-mail]

[@genebruno7423]

You left 2 things out….cool season grasses should be cut taller …. 3.5 inches minimum in the heat waves. Plus, you should properly mulch it with sharp blades. I am an upstate NY lawn guy. I would love to edge your property,too. It’s the number one thing people comment on. With mine. It puts my whole “frame” around a beautiful lawn.

[@sptrader6316]

I cut the grass much higher when it's hot out, that seems to help keep moisture in the ground.

[@Mrs.Portia_G]

I do too and it definitely helps. Along with applying 0-0-25. The potassium is crucial during the summer.

[@DaBuffNerd]

To each his own. You've proven it's possible to keep a yard short and healthy. I keep my mower at the highest height when I cut it and water it in the mornings as needed. It has stayed pretty green this summer.

[@Bigdogshaving]

My grass was in pretty bad shape and I put the sprinkler system on twice a day and it’s coming in nice and green and sexy. This limit the hydration is bullshit.

[@tillmannoneya6941]

I’ve always heard not to water at night. But always thought it rains at night often, so I think night watering might not be as bad as you think. But I could be wrong.

[@rosemariekury9186]

Interesting to see that some other areas of the country are experiencing hot weather with no rain. I live in the west where we are experiencing drought and people are xeriscaping their lawns. Mine was full of weeds so we had it thatched and new sod put in a week ago. I’ve been watering early evening and early in the morning. Since we are supposed to be conserving water I’m hoping this will give it a good start. I have mixed Kentucky blue and rye since it’s supposed to be more drought resistant. Hoping this works. We get very little rain during the summer.

[@dondiegodelavega7578]

>I live in the west >we are experiencing drought >we are supposed to be conserving water >new sod put in a week ago >I’ve been watering early evening and early in the morning Nice to see you conserving water lmao.

[@kimberlyharrod6457]

Thank you - exactly the information I needed during this heat wave in the Midwest!!

[@giavaldivia3735]

Thank you for this !! I have 2 yellow spots and going to change watering time to 6 am now based on your tips ! You are the best 🥰

[@f.demascio1857]

I've been trying to improve my father in law's lawn this year, and everything started great. Unfortunately he did not water enough. I almost broke #1 yesterday, definitely broke #2. Trying to rehydrate the soil now. It became hydrophobic.

[@joemarchand8313]

I agree with the "no dethatch" idea EXCEPT when you're not happy with your current lawn and plan to overseed with a new, premium seed in the Fall. Now would be the time to take action to prepare the lawn for the reno. This is my case, and my lawn is WAY too thick, to the point of nothing getting to the soil. So, I'm gradually thinning it out between now and late August, when I'll overseed with TT tall fescue. I actually PREFER to have some of the lawn die off, so that the new seed has plenty of room to germinate. By mid-September, I'll be back to super green.......

[@jalhellcat1114]

Hi, I live in Hudson WI and I own a lawn care business. I try and tell folks that I cut for that have been watering there lawn's how to water, But most don't listen and they water from 10am - 2pm!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Just wasting money! You can only give advice, not actually do it for them.

[@onecrazywheel]

I'm from Central Florida. Another tip when the grass is drying out and going dormant is to leave the grass mowed high. I'm cutting our grass at 4.25-4.5 inches high with our Bahia and St Augustine grass. It has worked really well for us. I just fertilized today and spray Micronutrients. Right after that we got blasted with a soaking rain. We had a dry spell for several weeks and now it is calling for rain every day. God bless. Jeff - Sunny Central Florida 😎👍🙏 ☀️

[@LAWNLIFE]

Hey Jeff, I can't speak for your grass types - but up here, even with very tall grass, everyone seems to be struggling. Glad you're getting some rain! At least someone is! Thanks for sharing with us and I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@onecrazywheel]

@@LAWNLIFE Yes I did enjoy it. Great about watering the "dead" brown spots. That is true here too. Many times our grass will come back too with a good watering as well. Good tips with your video. Thanks again. Take care. I'll pray you guys get rain soon. My in-laws in Central Wisconsin have been hot and dry too. It sure happens everywhere once in a while. Then the rain will come!

[@drumsonly44]

It’s also a good idea to use a wetting agent

[@Aja1222]

Excellent tips! I'm in MN, too. Just had new sod put it and it was thriving until this heat! Happy to hear all isn't lost. Come on rain!!!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Sorry to say that I'm talking about established grass with this video. The new sod may not be in dormancy. That is a whole different ball game. Sod should not have been laid down in this heat.

[@Aja1222]

@@LAWNLIFE awwww man. 😭 The grass seems to be established (I can tug and it won't pull) but it continues to turn for the worst. Maybe it needs nutrients? Do you offer local consults??? 😁😁😁

[@jolldoes1515]

I watched countless videos looking for grass advices before founding your channel making clear explanations. I definitely subscribed. Thanks

[@albertastorms]

In Alberta, Canada we been hitting 110° with heat indexes in the 120’s, Overnight lows have been staying above 80° all night for at least the last week and a half! It is supposed to finally get back down to the low 90’s and high 80’s for our area by the beginning of next week! with lows in the low 80’s and high 60’s where we should be!

[@mateayoung4227]

Holy guacamole, It's worldwide

[@saidtheblueknight]

You probably should mention that it doesn't make much sense to try and force a dormant patch of grass out of dormancy in the middle of the summer, as it will probably go right back into it once you stop watering. It's best to just let it it be, give it enough water to survive but no need to try and force grass out of dormancy when it's still not ready naturally.

[@LAWNLIFE]

True. I figured if they are going through that much work to get it out of dormancy, they will probably continue doing it to keep their lawn green. But yes I didn't mention that. Weather like we've had wont stick around that long. At least I hope not!

[@ilianazuazo4206]

I was just going to turn on my sprinklers at night, I’m glad you’re video came out to watch . Thank you 😊

[@davidmcbrayer6458]

You are wrong abt the night watering. And, your grass will absolutely die from heat stress.

[@bangarang74]

Working on a golf course as a younger man, I was tasked with chasing purple spots in the greens all afternoon long. If you face the sun and look at your grass, it'll tell you where it's hot.

[@OceanSlim]

Here's an idea. If you have cool season grass, there's nothing wrong with letting it go dormant for the summer. Take a break from mowing and save some water.

[@LAWNLIFE]

That's kind of what I tried saying at the end of the video. Can't fight mother nature, she'll always win. If you can't afford it, bow down to her.

[@wilvertperez]

What amazing video Lawn Life thanks for sharing your time with us

[@johnnyv.223]

Do you recommend using alternatives like liquid thatcher, iron, or Humichar-type products when it's hot like it is now?

[@beingrealistic2562]

THANK YOU... I watered at night... Thinking I was doing good... But all you said makes alot of sense... ✌ Thanks

[@TheArtisticGardener777]

Type of turf determines the best cutting height. Tall fescues like to be cut tall. The taller the grass, the deeper the roots, the healthier and stronger the turf. Warm season grasses like Bermuda and bent grass that have rhizome roots that spread horizontally like to be cut short. All depends on what type of grass your growing and what your climate is. Generally, a shorter cut grass is going to require much more maintenance…mowing, fertilizing, watering, aerating, spraying for weeds and insects, fungus, etc. like what they do at a golf course. But unless you are that obsessed with having a golf course type lawn at your home, a taller tall fescue lawn is going to be your best choice for ease and practicality.

[@ledfootfam99]

Good info however I will add that burmuda will adapt. If you let it grow long it will grow seed pods if you cut it short it will throw out vines.

[@mikep5043]

Hot temps w/ no rain here in Mn has deff turned my lawn yellow too. Good tips about not raking out dormant grass what I perceived as dead.

[@marcharris868]

I dethatched today thinking the “dormant” grass was dead! I beat myself up....after I covered the dormant grass with organic top soil. This was great! I’m subscribing now!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Next time skip the dethatch til fall! Ha. It also doesn't need topsoil, it will bounce back on it's own! Thanks for watching Marc!

[@robertswift6101]

re-seed it

[@b.walker5955]

@@robertswift6101 In the heat? During summer? What seed do you suggest?

[@robertswift6101]

@@b.walker5955 i do mine any time of year,,,and i use jonathan greens tall fescue with great results,,but i also have a water irrigation system on my lawn

[@b.walker5955]

@@robertswift6101 I have well water unlimited, irrigation too. But never found a grass seed that would germinate with new growth in 90 plus temperatures most are currently experiencing. In my zone 7a we MUST wait until Sept 18 for even clover seeding. The risk of 90 plus is far too great. On top of that we rarely risk an early spring seeding-never knowing how early those high temps will happen. I forget this channel is based in Northern areas.

[@HereWeMowAgain]

I like to apply hydretain and humic & sea kelp in the summer

[@patrickdietrich1695]

Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@LAWNLIFE]

Guten Tag! That's about all I know. Lol. Thanks for tuning in from overseas! I appreciate it more than you realize!!

[@waynegordon6385]

I went my local weed and feed lawn store and the gentleman basically told me the same exact thing. Very informative. I appreciate great knowledge about this type of stuff. Great Job

[@Dan007UT]

I water at night in Utah. There's no humidity here. Lol

[@mariankeller5852]

Two years ago we had a beautiful lush green lawn..we had a summer of high heat and drought..our lawn winter killed...we thatched and replanted..the following year the lawn came back and was once again beautiful....in late spring we noticed the grass began turning yellow. spring hsd been rainy and cool..by mid summer the grass began to die out...we fertilized but it didn't help. We noticed at dusk there were a lot of small white moths coming out of the grass...research pinpointed sod worms..the web sight suggested spraying at dusk with Garden 7 ..after several applications the grass began to green up..according to information too high nitrogen is conducive to aphids and sod worms..we were fertilizing 3X a season... spring..summer and fall..we have cut back to early spring and winterizer in late fall....hopefully that will fix the issue

[@jordanlamb3551]

Thanks for the tips. I was about to fertilize part of my yard that’s newer grass that’s turned yellow with this heat/drought. Instead I am going to water it like you said and see if it revives it!

[@djratino]

If you used a contractor's mix, some of that is temporary rye grass. It dies out from the heat. The good grass should eventually spread. You can add permanent seed, but it's hard to keep it going in summer. Not as bad in shady areas.

[@Todd.T]

I mowed high last year during a month of heat waves. Mine lived, everybody mowed short and burnt their lawns. I did have a patch of grass that browned out, but it wasn't the same type as what was thriving. The grass that died was thin. I use a mix of Kentucky blue/perennial rye and fescue. I raked and dethatched the dead stuff. The blue stepped up. I seeded like crazy in the fall. I seeded like crazy in the spring. Didn't see much happening. May this year has been crazy. The lawn is a carpet of Kentucky Blue. I've been watering almost nightly and mowing every two days at 4 inches. Dropped the mower and the grass was so thick because I wasn't just cutting the tips, the EGO mower went in to protection. I had to start the mower on the driveway or in an area I had already mowed. This year, I'm going Hydretain to see if I can get it better than last year. Last year, I dominated the area. All the neighbors stepped up this year,. I'm greener, thicker and almost 95% weed free. Time to go next level. I know my soil is better than theirs, and they have no idea about soil conditioning, so they are pushing rope uphill.

[@LAWNLIFE]

I'm rooting for you Todd 💪 let me know the results!

[@dontdoit6986]

Now is a great time to kill weeds, kill bugs, and cure fungus. Plan for your fall overseed. Great video.

[@OurLastBullet]

Starting the lawn on my first home and was wondering what I should do in this blazing heat. Gonna start today.

[@Msleelee9487]

My grass is toast I’m in Texas and they want everyone to conserve as much as we can I will just hope for the best great tips

[@whaup8724]

Question. New this channel. My ryegrass mix with fescue turn brown like you said dormancy, however crabgrass and whatever weed take over the spot. What am I supposed to do?

[@AndrewKnudson1989]

If your grass turns brown and you have green spots it may be Clumping fescue. It's just another type of grass but looks bad mixed in with finer grass. These are not weeds. You must dig them out by the roots and lay new seed. My lawn is getting covered in them and I think it's partly due to when I was seeding and used 50/50 shade and sun, the fescue was the sun seeds. Very strong against the heat and sun.

[@shawnbeck2303]

My grass was the best it has ever been this year. Green and lush! The pride of the neighborhood. Bam! Early summer drought. Started watering every other morning at 7:00 o'clock. It's holding it own. After the wife scalped area's in the front yard after having my JD riding worked on. Please check deck height after having your mower worked on. Deck was uneven a bit and steering wheel on backwards. Had new clutch, Drive belt and steering gear replaced on my 2007 JD LA130 21hp 48 inch cut mower. $643.00. Yes, That's half the cost of the mower 15 years ago. But, It's been a great mower! Shawn.

[@TheBigBrave]

Man I take care of a private driving range in Texas, no rain in a month now, over 90 last two weeks. The Teebox is Zeon Zoysia cut at half inch with a sharp reel mower. Sprinklers rolling full blast and hand watering just soaking the tee box for hours but still have lot of dormant areas

[@franaydelott2734]

I water in the morning after the dew drop falls. That way you don't have to water as much. I mow my lawn every other week. The longer grass shoots are, the more dew drops they collect, the less watering you have to do. It works.

[@ceddy97]

Excellent content Jesse.. I can't wait for the side by side comparison video og the TG1000 and TG1600.

[@LAWNLIFE]

Might be down the road a little bit. Have two other topics I'm hitting first. Thanks for tuning in like always Cedrick!

[@bigbotno1]

What to do: 1. Water the day before the heat. Water weekly or every 4-5 days more water, minimum 2cm. Best in the morning. Lawn going bad but not dormant, water immediately but before start evening. | 2. Stop mowing. When you do, don't mow more than 1/3 of the length. Stop mowing before the heat so that your gras is about 4-5cm when the heat starts, longer gras is more heat resistant and will grow slower with the heat.

[@armandoa.wynter2889]

THANKS FOR THE TIP...

[@timborski1210]

no fert? My Texas Bermuda laughs at that!! LOL :) I hear ya up north though! My dads KBG in Wisconsin is browning up.....hang in there cool season guys!! :D

[@LAWNLIFE]

Hahaha. It's amazing how opposite, yet the same cool season and warm season grasses are. Enjoy the heat! We're almost done with it for now. We still need rain though!

[@craftman5632]

Hey tell your dad to water twice a day on these hot months, early morning and late afternoon. I'm up here in the Northwest I got KGB on my lawn. last year i had that problem only watering once a day, every other day. This year with the hot spells I water twice a day it doesn't get that gray look in my grass no more, the extra watering cools your grass down but just don't over water.

[@otallono]

A lot of us have centipede here in the south which doesn't like fertilizer or anything and it can be hard to determine what you did wrong if it's dying in the summer cause it also needs rain just not as much and we either don't get enough rain or we get too much.

[@YardBrah]

I had to rewatch this gem of a video! Can't believe it's already been 2 years bro! 😂🤙🏾

[@LAWNLIFE]

I've come a long ways in two years 😂 thanks for the love bro!

[@landjml]

It's like it was made for me... my initials too.😂 definitely interested! 👍🏽

[@dennismarzales8870]

Thanks!

[@justincase2281]

Living on the northeast, I can tell you we've had a really nice Spring and Summer so far. The last few years, actually. But now the temps are rising and the grass in my area is starting to dormant. But this happens every year on July and most of August. No biggie. It will be September before we know it and the cooler weather and fall rains will bring everything back... And then comes the SNOW!!😵 First time watching. Good tips.👍

[@tiger.6509]

I have cut my grass 6 times with the mulching cover on my riding lawnmower this last time I cut with bagger and 4 inches high. I do not have much for stress on my lawn

[@Luis_DelGato]

Question: I just ordered a core aerator for my lawn. Is it okay to use it on dry patches and water during the day or morning?

[@trickmartin6168]

Im MN and with the heat and dry ground, It is just way to hard to plug aerate. Chances are won't benefit much to aerate in this heat. You would expose the plugged areas to the heat and dry out the grass roots. My 2 cents.

[@ferrumchnop6617]

Yea i would only aerate in summer if you have irrigation.

[@nerdinside8242]

Thank you. Helpful in 2022 I thought small areas of brown grass was dead TTTF. I upped the watering and it’s coming back!

[@Gr33kG33k]

ok now next one needs to be what to do after I dethatched and fertilized my desiccated lawn

[@LAWNLIFE]

Haha, what type of grass do you have and where are you located?

[@alexisramos9064]

Me watching this video after I did the exact same thing lol 😂😂😂

[@LAWNLIFE]

@@alexisramos9064 you guys are killing me 😂😂

[@AB-dm8nt]

Clicked this one on my way to buy a dethatcher. PNW area still cool, but lawn needs help. Thatch and litter is thick. What to do before it gets hot and disease threatens? Links to vids and condensed topics welcome.

[@tonychau1983]

Wish I saw this video 3 days ago 🤣

[@hesamshaban9737]

Thanks 🌻🌺🌻

[@mrpowers4667]

When you say “don’t fertilize your grass in the summer” are you referring to specific regions/types of grass? Everything I’ve read about Bermudagrass has said it’s a good idea to fertilize once a month throughout the summer. I also live in north Texas. Just seems like everyone has a different opinion.

[@laurancebell3015]

They do have summer fertilizer. But he is right about what he said. Also warm season grass grown more during the summer where cool season grass don’t grown that much in the summer.

[@johannjohann6523]

Thanks as I was wondering about watering at night so as to not have the water evaporate and not help the grass.

[@Goober639]

Water at sundown. Water stays on your grass longer. Watering only in the day is wasting water due to it evaporating. Less time that your grass gets to use it.

[@patrickklippen3540]

...which is desirable in some parts of the country in order to reduce disease pressure

[@Observator1111]

My grass is fried in a couple spots. Gonna overseed this fall and forget it.

[@alonso68joe1]

Living the Lawn Life here in southeast Texas. I apply all three tips for my St. Augustine grass. I wanted to follow the Scotts year round program, but Im very skeptical about fertilizing in the summer, Went with my gut feeling and decided not to use their summerguard fertlizer. Its been around 95 degrees, and holding steady, and its only gonna get hotter. Texas summers are brutal and even warm season grass needs a break during those endless summer days. Used their weed and feed in early spring, and followed up with their southern lawn food in late spring. Will use their weed and feed in early fall. I think three feedings a year should be enough!

[@tookster7483]

Not sure about that. I also live in Texas and I put down a bag of Nitro-Phos at the beginning of this month and my lawn looks really good. I have Celebration Bermuda, so it is known to be rugged and resistant to heat though. Nitro-Phos recommends a June and August feed so not sure why everyone would say to not do this during a summer?

[@alonso68joe1]

@@tookster7483 Iwant to say that Nitro-Phos is an organic fertlizer and its ratio for both is low. Ive read bad reviews and seen pictures on the Scotts summerguard fertlizer. Peoples yards getting burns from it. Ive read the ratio is 34-0-0, on their summerguard fertlizer. Seems to be too high a number of Nitrogen. Maybe its whats causing all the fertilizer burns along with the heat. My yard looks nice, and didnt want to risk burning it, and having to start all over again like I had to do a couple of summers ago. Next year,God willing Ill give organic fertlizers a shot, instead of the synthetics.

[@johnheimel5594]

Also live in TX and have St Augustine grass. Keep in mind that when part of your grass goes dormant, the yellow portion will never green up again. New grass will have to come up from the root system or it will fill in from the sides. I fertilize in the summer and have never had a burned lawn. I’m using Yard Mastery fertilizers this year and would not use any of the Scott’s fertilizers. I also add some liquid iron and micros between applications.

[@thomas25082]

@@johnheimel5594 wonder if they just cut to short

[@angelf9800]

I also live in Texas and I used stress blend and four play and my tall fescue is surviving the summer.

[@StewartHaasNewman]

I have a newborn and work nights so I have been watering at night after work. Now I know why I have some rusty/brown grass in some spots. No more night watering

[@joaquinsolis7071]

I’m gettin a “lawn life” tattoo on my abdomen cuz I’m bout that life 🤛🏽

[@LAWNLIFE]

I was thinking about my knuckles but the abdomen has more street cred I think. Good call.

[@PeaceBeStill908]

😆

[@luckysky1876]

Thank you

[@patrickmurphy9186]

Wha are your thoughts on adding liquid iron to problem areas (along with spot watering)? Thanks for the video. Your recommendations were spot on (pun intended...sorry)!

[@LAWNLIFE]

If your grass is thriving right now, putting down iron would be no problem. If your grass is struggling or stressed, I would probably skip on it until it's 100% again.

[@paulfox1020]

i recently added scotts liquid max green to some yellow/white patches...bad idea🤦‍♂️ (i had used it in early spring and had good results...)

[@paulfox1020]

@lawn life, is there any way to offset the stress of the “green max”? lime?

[@Annabee399]

Wise man with a green hand. Thanks for the lawn tips.

[@anthonydickman757]

Great video, simple and to the point with excellent tips. Thanks for the help bro!!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks for watching man!

[@thanhtran-huynh5979]

Thanks

[@craighoffman6876]

Nice tips! Have had the dormant grass come back many times on my lawn. Grass is surprisingly resilient. Various locations are different of course. I am in Denver, the sun's UV index is intense here. A lawn kept as short as shown in the video would get it's roots fried by the UV from the sun, even on not so hot days. High elevation Denver is funny that way, it is not so much the air temp, it is the UV index. 95 degrees on a cloudy day is not terribly uncomfortable due to Denver's low humidity while low 80s with blazing full sun can get uncomfortable very quickly for humans and grass alike. Colorado really is not a great place to grow grass. Fertilizing with dried poultry waste granules works well here any time one feels like putting it on, as DPW helps amend the soil and reduces the need for water, and it won't stress or burn the lawn like chemical fertilizers can. I have an old subterranean watering prong that I use on my yard's yellow spots that works well. It helps break up hard dry soil and waters the roots. Unlike MN, water is scarce and stupid expensive here in Denver as we send it all to California, so I try to conserve it as best I can. The days of growing green lawns in the arid west appear to be numbered. I would go with Xeriscape if building a new home here in Colorado. CO was never a great place to be into growing green lawns, and it has become less so as of late for sure. It is amazing how drought resistant crabgrass and weeds are though, perhaps I should go that route. 😆