Hello everyone!! 

I hope you’ve all been staying cool during our early heatwave, I know Andre and I have been enjoying losing our weight in fluid each day, should anyone know the right people I am willing to consider any sponsorship deals for those producing electrolyte drinks and/or salty snacks 😆
  
I need to apologize that this newsletter’s a little late this month, I’ve tried to put together some helpful (and hopefully entertaining?) videos to best answer the questions we’re getting from customers (how and when to water!?) and to effectively express my concerns about some things you may not be aware of. Below is what you need to know for Summer: 

  

  • Cup Test now!! I know I’ve become positively annoying about this but we’re starting to get calls in about damage that could have been easily avoided with a cup test. I’ve put together a (hopefully) ridiculous enough slide show as an instruction manual for you, or the helpful soul you’ve found to do it for you 🙂

 Cup Test Slide Show
  •  Run sprinklers between 11pm – 3am and split the cycle to run twice with an hour or two gap – this will enable the grass and ground to absorb as much water as possible before the sun comes up (these directions apply to summer only).
  • Weeds are still a huge problem and we’re noticing that many people aren’t able to identify kyllinga in particular until it’s gotten out of hand. (see HERE for a video showing kyllinga.) The most effective way to control weeds without harming the grass is to limit water, so the current heat wave makes it uniquely possible to do that! We’re still recommending to ONLY water when the grass looks visibly dry and not before (see HERE for a video of what dry grass looks like).  
  • My number one tip for the season is to walk your lawn, ideally at least once a week. Most problems that start now can be quickly resolved if they’re spotted early but it’s easy to miss problems if you only ever see the grass from the safety of your air conditioned window (I might be a little jealous but I promise this is good advice!) We haven’t seen any chinch bug cases yet but expect they’re poised, waiting to strike…                                                                                                               
  •  We’re now scheduling compost top dressing for Fall! Now y’all know compost is my answer to every lawn ailment (including an unnecessarily hot June) but you can check your treatment history log to see if we’ve noted a specific concern that might need the extra help. 

 

       Have a wonderful July 4th!! May you eat many hot dogs, drink many mysterious red, white and blue drinks and watch many beautiful (but responsibly handled) fireworks! 

Watering 

Don’t run your sprinklers until you have seen the Crazy Grass Lady video, click here 
  •  Cup test! It’s really important to make sure that the sprinklers are hitting everything equally especially in the really hot weather
  • Sprinklers should still be off indefinitely but water 3 x a week if going out of town if daily high temps are 95+. 
  • If your grass is looking dry please let us know as this is an early warning sign of a problem
We have our own YouTube channel now (cringe) called Flaherty Lawns, if you find the clips helpful and even vaguely entertaining please let me know and I will keep doing them.
 Crazy Grass Lady’s Giveaway 
We are pleased to announce the winner of our free weed spot spray is Lynn P from TomballThis month’s giveaway is a free Organic Soil Conditioning for a stressed out lawn
Please reply “Soil” to this email to be included in the draw. One entry per person but you can nominate a friend or relative within our catchment area. You don’t have to be a current customer to enter.
                            

Yours sincerely

Crazy Grass Lady