How to get your Lawn to Recover from Summer

 

Although we take care of our garden throughout the year, if we go a few days on vacation in summer, it is enough for chaos to occur and invasive species proliferate, bald spots appear, the grass dries up and turns yellow, weeds appear and others factors that will make our garden look neglected.

And it is that the lawn requires intense maintenance throughout the year, with which it will be necessary to follow strict irrigation, sowing, fertilizing and other tasks depending on the season and more if it is after the summer, in which it is subjected to great stress due to high temperatures and the strong sun that affects it.

That is why in this article we will give you a series of steps and tips so that you can recover dry grass and fix your abandoned garden after the summer.

Keys and steps to regenerate the lawn

We know that it is not easy to keep the lawn in optimal condition, especially during the summer, a time when the weather conditions are not the most suitable and cause great damage, due to the dry climate, the absence of rain, the inclement sun and the lack of irrigation, as we go on vacation.

For this, it will be very important to have a gardening tool rental company like Majo, since if we are only going to use some machines so few times a year, it is not worth making the investment or accumulating in the garage or storage room

1. Cut and pluck the grass

To start recovering the grass, the first thing to do is mow it, for this we will use a lawnmower or a scarifier, in order to cut all the unwanted plants, such as invasive clover and other types of grass that may be covering the soil and waterproofing it, thus preventing the passage of water, fertilizer and air.

We will proceed to uproot plant species that have grown and spread rapidly to other areas, such as coarse grass, which affects the growth of other plants. This will ensure that they do not grow back right away.

2. Through Raking

Once we have carried out the first task, we will remove all the remains with the help of a fine-barbed rake, since it is the one that will help us the most when it comes to sweeping the leaves that may have been scattered on the lawn. To facilitate this task we can rent a leaf blower, so we accumulate the dry leaves in a specific area and it will be easier to remove them.

3. Aerated

This step is very important to recover the grass since through this procedure we will help the soil to adequately oxygenate. For this we can use a garden pitchfork if it is a small plot or lean on a scarifying machine like the one you can rent in Majo, to facilitate work on medium-sized plots. This in order to puncture the ground and make small holes in it that favor the penetration of both air and water, while we move the earth and help prevent it from compacting.

4. Repopulate Bare or Bare Areas of the Lawn

Before starting to repopulate the area of ​​our lawn that is with bald spots, we must identify possible agents that have caused this problem, since they can be factors other than extreme heat, environmental dryness and lack of water in the summer.

Some factors could be: excess shade or watering and water logging since for this we need to sow a mixture of specific seeds for those conditions, or they may be caused by the presence of fungi in the lawn, for which a specific fungicide, to end it before performing the work of repopulating the lawn.