Dealing with Drought Article Series
Southern States presents an article series on steps you can take to minimize the effects of drought and dry weather conditions on your lawn and pasture.
Lawn
Repairing your lawn
If your lawn has problem areas due to disease, an accidental fertilizer spill or just an area where the grass plants are thin, Southern States has solutions to fit your needs.
Simple Summer Lawns
Keeping your lawn a lush and healthy oasis during the hot summer months is a breeze with regular maintenance and the help of Southern States products. Lawn-care maintenance involves three simple tasks: watering, mowing and fertilizing.
Lawn-Care Essentials
If the hot summer weather is taking a toll on your lawn, the folks at your local Southern States retailer can help. Weeds and insects are your yard’s worst nightmares during the summer months, but never fear. Southern States has the products and expert advice you need to bring your lawn back to that spring-fresh appearance.
Choosing a Sprinkler
When choosing a sprinkler, several factors should be considered. The size and shape of the area to be watered, the soil type, and the rate of water flow are all important.
Pasture
Rain or shine: always be prepared
Use drought as an opportunity to over-seed in late summer and fall. If you get plenty of summer rain, just control weeds and use fall fertilizer to produce new fall tillers.
Managing pasture during drought
As the summer days grow longer and hotter, many animal owners find themselves facing drought conditions, or at least considering the possibility of dry days ahead. The following tips and reminders can help horse and livestock owners get through the hard times until rains return.
Watch out for nitrate poisoning
Sometimes fall weather– rain and cloudy following a drought – and its effect on forages can be a recipe for nitrate poisoning of livestock, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Managed grazing
Here are some suggestions to help you provide productive grazing and sow new grazing areas.