heat stress

What Happens to a Sudbury Lawn During a Heat Dome — And How to Save It

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Sudbury lawn turning brown and dormant during summer heat dome

It happens fast. One week your lawn is green and decent. Then a heat dome rolls in — four, five, six days of thirty-plus degrees with no rain — and suddenly you’re looking at patches of brown, crispy grass that feels like straw under your feet. I get more calls and texts during heat events … Read more

It Was 31 Degrees in Sudbury and My Phone Didn’t Stop Ringing — Here’s What Every Caller Had in Common

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Brown heat stressed lawn on a hot summer day in Sudbury Ontario

Last July we had a stretch where the temperature hit 31 degrees and stayed there for about a week. No rain. Humid. The kind of heat that sits on everything and doesn’t move. I was out on properties every day that week, and my phone was going off constantly. Texts, missed calls, voicemails. Homeowners across … Read more