For the list of all the Garden Tips, click here . Summer Lawn Care Summer is a stressful period for lawns in the Canadian climate. Home lawns are made up of cool season grasses which thrive when temperatures are cool and go through a dormancy period in the heat of the summer. Having a healthy lawn in preparation for this stressful period is the key to successful summer lawn care. Summer is the time to sit back and relax, for both you and your lawn.
Drought stress is the biggest potential problem for home lawns in the summer.
Other problems are grubs, chinch bugs, crabgrass and other weed invasion. Making the lawn more drought-tolerant will also help to prevent these other problems. These conditions take a bit of planning and preparation. Ideally, the first step in summer lawn care is to fertilize the previous fall after the grass stops growing. This nitrogen will be picked up by the roots and be stored for future use.