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The drought of 2021 stressed most lawns and did severe damage to quite a few. If yours was one of them, read on for tips on getting your yard back in shape this year.

Drought Repair for Lawns

Are you seeing damage where the lawn died completely or became very thin and patchy? How about heat-loving weeds like crabgrass taking hold? The combination of little rain and extreme heat over sustained time periods is catastrophic to a family of plants like grass that prefer some heat with generous rainfall. Couple that with mowing too short and inadequate irrigation and your lawn is likely suffering and getting unsightly!

The solution is quite simple: heal the soil and build healthy turf. This is simpler than you may think! Follow these easy steps to get your lawn ready for BBQ season:

1.) Slit seed with a drought tolerant blend of turf grass seed. Use pelleted mulch or erosion blanket where needed.

2.) Top dress with a quality compost or other organic matter and apply compost tea if possible.

3.) Follow up with an organic fertilizer. Make sure to fertilize again in the fall to keep grass healthy.

4.) Keep the soil moist with 10 – 20 minutes of watering daily and wean off slowly over the course of 4 weeks. Be sure to water deeply once a week for 60 minutes.

5.) Never mow below 3”. In the case of a drought or extreme heat either skip mowing altogether or raise mower to 4”.

A warning: you will get some weeds that come up with the grass! It’s inevitable. You can hand pull them, but be sure to sprinkle in a little grass seed and compost in the holes to prevent more weeds. Another option is to treat broadleaf weeds with Low Toxicity Herbicide (we like Fiesta Pulverize — 3 applications, 3 weeks apart, starting in mid-spring or late August, be sure to follow label instructions).

Drought repair likely will need some touch up the following year. If you follow the directions above, your lawn will look better than it did before the drought, and following a regular organic lawn care regimen will strengthen your lawn and soil to be drought resistant in the future.

Feel free to contact us if you have questions or want an estimate for our Drought Repair or other organic services!

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Winter is coming and it’s time to start thinking about the holidays! There’s still plenty of time to shop for the gardener on your list, and here are some ideas to take some of the stress out of your holiday season:

Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Gardener

1. Indoor Gardening

Indoor gardening can be a lifesaver for the winter bound gardener. Houseplants, sprouts or microgreens kits, or seed starting supplies are popular with winter weary dirt diggers.

2. Gift Cards

Gift cards for their favorite garden store or organic lawn care company can give them something to look forward to when the sun comes back out.

3.  Sip and Seed

A nice big mug with a stash of local hot chocolate, coffee, or sustainably sourced tea, and a seed catalog to make planning for spring a cozy winter experience.

4. Winter Reading

Books are a wonderful way to spend a wintery evening, even better with a cozy blanket in front of a fire! Check out our recommendations to help get you started on some gardening favorites.

Whatever you gift to your gardener, remember that they are much like their gardens: quietly, but impatiently, waiting for spring. A nice gift will be like a ray of warm sunshine in a dark winter landscape.

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