...but it's a little too late.
After the hottest July in our lifetime and more days over 30 Celcius than in 70 years, it's going to take time for the lawns to recover. Add in crabgrass, and chinch bugs, both thriving in the heat, and a homeowner who has just given up watering, it all provides a recipe for dormancy and disaster.
On a normal year we have, (ballpark) about 16 days moving north of the 30 degree temperature mark. This year we've had 30 plus and counting. Add the no-rain factor, and well....just look at the lawns in your neighbourhood.
That's why it is more important than ever to maintain proper watering and cutting practices from the early spring forward. To attempt corrections now is futile and patience is the only course of action until cooler temperatures prevail.
Most lawn companies I know, have moved their aerations to the fall. With climate change and hotter summers on tap, lawns have never been more in need of reparations come fall. Really it's all a lawn care provider can do when there is no help from the homeowner or the weather.
When a star player gets no support from his teammates, you may still score a few goals but you aren't going to win too many games.
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