Madness! Insane! Sheer stupidity! Fucked! And on it goes.
These are not my words, but the words of some of my customers, who endure season after season, issues on their lawns that I am powerless to prevent. Issues like chinch bug damage, crabgrass germination, and a variety of weeds that Fiesta is not able to control.
With all the rain this year the lawns have not gone dormant, so the problems have been easier to see, and the frustration is high.
Homeowners are mad, and I get it. Yet, the fact remains, with limited tools at our disposal to deal with these infestations, it all comes back to lawn heath and proper cultural practices.
Sometimes the wounds are self inflicted---cutting the grass too low, not watering enough, lack of shade, adding extra fertilizer on top of what we have already applied---and sometimes it's the luck of the draw. Durham Region has been hard hit by chinch this year, yet in other areas like Markham, Scarborough and Bowmanville, I've seen only minimal damage.
So what was lush and green heading into July, is now---in some cases---littered with brown patches and weeds. The best course of action is now reclamation with fertilizer, seed and aeration.
With patience, affected lawns will return to form, and the "lush healthy look will return for the fall.
The problem?
Most people looking at a damaged lawn right now, have no patience left.
Who can blame them?
