Lawncare
Fungus
June 19, 2011 | 
Author This is the prime time for fungus to develop. Hot muggy days and warm wet nights are the main cause. If you are watering your lawn be sure it is done early in the morning instead of late at night. This will allow the water to evaporate throughout the morning, while allowing the soil to absorb the water.
Improper mowing heights can also encourage disease and fungus to develop. Keep your mower deck heights between 3 and 3.5 inches. This will help the roots develop deeper into the soil, and the extra height on the grass helps shade out weeds. The best weed defense is a thick healthy lawn.
We are also seeing a little bit of wilt on trees. The super hot days the last few weeks with little water is causing the leaves to curl and wilt a little bit. If you have a newer tree and are seeing this, most likely you need to get some water on it and keep up the watering until the tree starts looking healthy.
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Watering
Are you curious how much to water your lawn? Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, well, all of Kansas City come to think of it, has had a lot of rain lately so there’s probably no need to water right now. As summer starts to set in make sure you’re getting 1-1.5 inches of water per week. It’s helpful to have a rain gauge (guage? can never seem to spell that right), that way you can keep track of how much rain we’ve had and only water as needed.
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Did you know that most cities have higher water costs in the summer to account for lawn watering (aka lawn irrigation)? They’ll usually baseline your water usage during the winter when you’re typically using the least amount. Then anything you use in the summer on a monthly basis over that amount is charged at a higher rate. Check your water bill for anything relating to Tier 1 or 2 (I think that’s what Olathe calls it), or anything like that and you’ll see what we mean. So not only is it important to water intelligently for the environment, but it can save you real money.