It's HOT! How to Care for Your Grass Now

Thanks for listening to the June edition of the Houston Grass Podcast. These are the main points made by Michael during the show.If you don't water enough or you miss areas of your lawn, chinch bugs will appear. They are always looking for drought-stressed grass.However, lots of moisture and shade will give rise to gray leaf spot. If you're installing Palmetto St. Augustine in shadier areas and watering as you should to give the grass a good start, you should also apply Heritage G herbicide to your grass to prevent gray leaf spot.Please plan to install your grass the day it's delivered. If you leave it on the pallet for a day it will start to dry out.Even our most shade tolerant grasses require four to five hours of direct sunlight per day. If some old oak trees are preventing you from getting that, you'll need to thin the canopy or remove them to give your new grass the sunlight it needs.Do not use selective herbicides on your grass during the summer heat. It will kill your grass.If you have any questions about these topics, please call our office at 281-431-7441.  Thanks for listening!