The summer of 2021 will be characterized by little sun and heavy rainfall.
However, you should not step on your lawn, especially when it is very wet and thunderstorms.
A well-tended lawn is not just about mowing and fertilizing.
In addition, in certain situations you shouldn't overuse it.
Especially after heavy rains and thunderstorms - which happened often enough in the summer of 2021 - you shouldn't step on the lawn for the time being, as garden experts inform.
If the lawn is stepped on after a heavy rainfall,
body weight
can
compact the soil underneath
. This leads to
less space for air and nutrients
, and roots cannot spread as well. In addition, the soil may well absorb less water in the future. Especially in extreme weather conditions such as heavy rain, which has often led to flooding recently, it can be disastrous when the soil can no longer absorb as much water.
According to a report by the German Press Agency, the head of the Bavarian Garden Academy, Marianne Scheu-Helgert, therefore advises that amateur gardeners
should
check the soil after a heavy rainfall
- especially if the subsoil is clay.
A planned garden party should then be postponed, according to the experts: "Because if you are planning a birthday with 20 children on it and the ground is very wet the day before, I would move the celebration to the swimming pool."
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After a storm: How do I know if the lawn is too damp?
A well-known trick used by greenkeepers is to prick a solid clod out of the lawn with a spade.
If the floor has
only dried on the surface
, it is still too wet.
You then put the piece back in - according to Scheu-Helgert, it will soon grow back on.
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