May is pretty much history and as far as I am concerned, summer is here. That means that we all need to start thinking a bit differently when it comes to how we approach our lawn care chores. Here are some simple summer lawn care tips; follow them!

Get Grub Prevention Now

Grub worms are subsurface feeding insects that are the larvae of summer June beetles. Grubs are pretty much in every lawn, but when their numbers get out of hand, they will damage your turf in major ways. It is best to apply grub worm control in June or July at the very latest and definitely make sure you water it in after applying. If you don’t water it in, the product will degrade in direct sunlight and be less effective. I always recommend grub products that utilize Merit as the main insecticide.

Mow Tall

yep, I said it again, “mow tall.” I will keep saying this one until I am blue in the face. If you mow too low, you are literally cutting off the lawn’s food supply. Lack or food means a brown lawn. It’s that simple.

Water Right

When you water your lawn, water deeply. So many of you guys have sprinkler systems and you have them click on for 10 minutes per zone every morning. The problem here is that you are not getting enough water down to actually soak into the root zone where the grass plants can use it. If you water light, the roots come up to get that water causing a spongy condition known as thatch buildup. Set your system to water every third day for 30-40 minutes and you will be fine.

Those are just three simple summer lawn care tips and I will share more with you as the months go on!

We’ve been learning about selecting your next lawn mower. In this article, I want to wrap it up by talking about lawn mower pricing and features you get with that price. I also want to talk about some of the best lawn mower brands.

How Much For The Mower?

For most homeowners, a walk behind lawn mower is going to do the trick. You can mow a 10,000 square foot lawn in about an hour with a good quality, self propelled, walk behind lawn mower. If you are going to follow my advice and get a lawn mower with a deep deck and good powerplant that both mulches and catches, you should be prepared to pay between $350 and $450.

Of course, you can find them cheaper and obviously much more expensive, but these price points are pretty common. In addition, I always recommend you buy your next mower from a true lawn mower dealer and not from a big box store. The lawn mower dealer usually backs up his product with great service after the purchase. Trust me and do not compromise on this tip.

Lawn Mower Brands

My two favorite lawn mower brands for homeowners are Lawn Boy and Toro. These two companies make a very solid product that can take a beating and last for many years. Snapper also makes good mowers for homeowners.

Those are the simple lawn mower buying tips I have for you, your questions are welcome.