Brutal winter means rugged Spring lawns
Posted Feb 20, 2014 06:34:36 PM.
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The fluctuating temperature continues, and it’s not just annoying, it’s also bad for city lawns.
When the temperatures are consistent, everything remains dormant. When we have some warm-ups, it messes with the cycle.
“If it’s starts to freeze again. We’re going to see some of the raw grass that typically people use to overseed with, because it comes up really quickly” says Chris Chamczuk, General Manager of Nutri-Lawns. “That’s going to be the first grasses that are going to die. That’s problematic because most people put seed down because they have specific issues.”
The frigid temperatures and heavy snow this season means crews have needed to use more salt to combat poor driving conditions.
“The amount of salt that has been put down this year I would assume has been far greater than multiple years combined” says Chamczuk. “The salt then gets shovelled onto your lawn, and it will burn and kill the grass.”
“The most important thing for people to do when the snow melts, is to identify what is happening. The cold is one issue, but the snow is going to be another issue” says Chamczuk. “We’ve had snow on the lawn forever, so you can imagine that the clay soil is getting further compacted.”
The amount of snow we’ve received so far this Winter means that the soil has been compacted, and the roots will not be able to get deep into the ground.
