It strikes me that there are some GOOD things to do in the heat of summer. All is not lost.
When it is hot out, you just know that the lawn microbes are busy. Put 'em to work.
Lowering pH? Add sulfur.
Want more microbes? Feed 'em molasses. Extra points for kelp, humid acid, and yucca. Kelp is a fertilizer, humid acid is carbon to hold water and nutrients, yucca is a natural surfactant. Apply all in a single foliar spray. Exact measurements are largely unimportant. Throw 'er down, watch it grow!
Want nitrogen? Add organic slow-release fertilizer like Morganite. Yes... feed your grass... even in the summer.
Hate grubs? Add milky spore disease as a preventative. Hot, humid weather seems to be a bio-indicator for beetle reproductive activity. Their babies hatch as grubs. Grrr....
Want to remove salt? Add gypsum. Get calcium as a bonus.
What else am I missing that voracious microbes can oxidize for us? Other thoughts? Comments?
B
When it is hot out, you just know that the lawn microbes are busy. Put 'em to work.
Lowering pH? Add sulfur.
Want more microbes? Feed 'em molasses. Extra points for kelp, humid acid, and yucca. Kelp is a fertilizer, humid acid is carbon to hold water and nutrients, yucca is a natural surfactant. Apply all in a single foliar spray. Exact measurements are largely unimportant. Throw 'er down, watch it grow!
Want nitrogen? Add organic slow-release fertilizer like Morganite. Yes... feed your grass... even in the summer.
Hate grubs? Add milky spore disease as a preventative. Hot, humid weather seems to be a bio-indicator for beetle reproductive activity. Their babies hatch as grubs. Grrr....
Want to remove salt? Add gypsum. Get calcium as a bonus.
What else am I missing that voracious microbes can oxidize for us? Other thoughts? Comments?
B
