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NCSU Turf-Files                      Nature Hills

 LAWN TIPS

A few things to remember this spring and summer:

WATERING:

In the absence of normal rainfall, provide your lawn and ornamentals with 1-2” of water per spot per week. This usually amounts to one-two hours of watering per spot. Remember to water during nighttime or early morning hours to avoid disease development.

MOWING:

Continue mowing fescue at 2-2.5” once per week. Bermudagrass should be mowed at about 1” to 1.5”, ideally once every five days. More frequent mowing on bermuda helps avoid that “scalped” look after mowing.

BROWN AREAS:

Occasionally, brown areas will appear in lawns in the summer even if they are watered. These spots are sometimes caused by fungi and can usually be controlled under your R & M Landscaping program. If these areas appear, call us and we will inspect your lawn, take the appropriate control measures, and advise you on what you can do to help.

CORE AERATION:

We will advise you this summer on the aeration needs of your lawn. Due to the extremely compacted nature of our soils, we recommend aeration annually. We offer this service as an option to our customers and usually aerate bermuda and zoysia lawns in hot weather and fescue lawns in the fall. Let us know if we can help.

ORNAMENTALS:

 Japanese Beetles attack in early summer and have HUGE appetites. They love to eat crepe myrtles, roses, cherries, and lots of other plants we love, so be on the lookout for bronze-green beetles on your plants. We can control these pests under our ornamental program, but repeat applications are necessary.