Burnt lawn after heat - fertilizing and scarifying can help
Created: 08/04/2022, 02:00 p.m
By: Joana Lück
The good news first: burnt lawns can recover.
With the right scarifying, fertilizing and watering, it will survive the summer.
Unfortunately, banished lawns are not uncommon in summer.
Especially in August there is a good chance that the meadow has heated up over the summer thanks to the sun.
If you don't water the green regularly, you will most likely only find a yellow carpet.
Burnt lawn after heat - fertilizing and scarifying can help
Burnt lawn can recover.
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According to the
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
, you should first assess the damage: If only the stalks are brown, regeneration is possible.
But as soon as the roots have died, a rescue is unlikely.
You can take the following measures as soon as the lawn loses its green color because it has been exposed to too much sun:
The right scarification
The right water
The right fertilizer
A scarifier can be useful because it gives the lawn air.
In addition, when scarifying, the already burnt grass is removed and the growth of new stalks is stimulated because more oxygen is formed.
If at all, you should always mow in the morning or evening when the sun is low so that the lawn can seal the cuts.
According to the
NDR
, sufficient watering can already be used at the beginning of summer to counteract the dieback
.
Unfortunately, a widespread myth is not conducive: namely that brown areas should be poured in a targeted manner.
It makes more sense to supply the entire lawn with water evenly, according to
NDR
.
As with plants, the timing of watering is crucial: the lawn can absorb and store the most moisture in the early morning or in the evening.
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Proper fertilization can also be the key to a green lawn, even if it's burned.
Once he's recovered a bit, the right fertilizer can take the stress out of summer.
A light autumn fertilizer is just the thing for strengthening the green area, which particularly needs potassium and nitrogen.
Egg shells are also a valuable lawn fertilizer.
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