{"id":638,"date":"2022-02-15T10:20:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lan.sharksdemo.com\/est-iure-laboriosam-et\/"},"modified":"2022-02-15T10:20:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:20:57","slug":"beat-the-heat-7-steps-to-help-your-lawn-survive-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/beat-the-heat-7-steps-to-help-your-lawn-survive-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Beat the Heat: 7 Steps to Help Your Lawn Survive the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With temperatures rising and rainfall decreasing, summer time is putting a serious strain on your lawn. If you are not careful, your lawn could end up dead. No rain and water restrictions can really take a shot at your ability to take care of your lawn. However, there are some tried and true tips that are sure to beat the summer heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your lawn is suffering from a drought, these tips will help you survive:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #1: Raise your mower blades<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raise the blades on your mower. Taller grass provides more protection from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sun and grows deeper roots, which makes it more resilient.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #2: Mulch, don&#8217;t bag<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Resist the temptation to bag your lawn and use a mulching mower instead. The clippings will provide a barrier that keeps moisture in your lawn longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #3: Aerate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Aerate your lawn twice a year (fall and spring) to keep out thatch and help the roots grow deeper. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #4: Sharpen your blades<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sharpen your lawnmower blade. Dull blades put your grass under lots of undue stress. Stressed grass needs more water.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #5: Water in the morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Water early in the morning and when it is not windy to avoid unnecessary evaporation of your rationed water.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #6: Irrigate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Use a drip type irrigation system like a soaker hose. It put water in the ground, where it is needed, more efficiently. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #7: No fertilizer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Do not fertilize in the summer. Experts will tell you that fertilized lawns are more sensitive to heat and require more water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green is definitely a color to envy in the heart of the summer. Do yourself a favor and follow these tips to keep a green lawn that makes your neighbors squirm with envy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With temperatures rising and rainfall decreasing, summer time is putting a serious strain on your lawn. If you are not careful, your lawn could end up dead. No rain and water restrictions can really take a shot at your ability to take care of your lawn. However, there are some tried and true tips that &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/beat-the-heat-7-steps-to-help-your-lawn-survive-the-summer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Beat the Heat: 7 Steps to Help Your Lawn Survive the Summer&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.webdesignengine.com\/lawn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}