Hi All,

Just s simple question. Is it OK to put down Milorganite in this heat & humidity?? With humidity here, it's approx 112 F. Is that too hot ?? My lawn is starting to turn brown even though I'm watering it with the typical 1" every week. We've had scorching hot weather for the past 2 weeks or so and I'm seeing some parts of my lawn turning light brown slowly. What should I do? Iron or Milorganite or any thing else you recommend?

Please let me know.

Thanks in advance,
J

Is the lawn aflame? No? Add Milorganite.

Sounds flip, but true. It contains only tiny amounts of water-soluble nitrogen, takes a few weeks to decay, and won't be feeding the lawn much of anything until mid-August. It's OK to add it.

My July first addition is just thinking about kicking in. That's also OK as it doesn't flood the root systems with salt and nitrogen the way synthetics do.

LOL.... Sounds good to me. Thanks Morph!

Is there anything else I can do to green it up with this weather?


Thanks in advance,
J

Let it grow taller between mowings (go several weeks) and keep it watered every week (or 5 days if your particular heat is causing it to wilt early).

+1 David. My last mowing was last week, and it's going to be allowed to grow through this period with no cutting. Cutting stresses the blade--even when following the one-third rule--and the tips bleed a bit of watery sap. I'm avoiding any water loss I can manage.

Rare for me, I've already got a pre-emptive watering scheduled for this evening and programmed into the system.

I've seen fescue lawns getting up near 10 inches long and just floppy looking, but it was perfectly green and not dry looking at all.

OK, cool. Thanks y'all.