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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

How to Keep Your Sudbury Lawn Alive Through a Dry July Without a Sprinkler System

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Every summer around mid-July, I start getting the same calls. The rain has stopped, the heat has settled in, and people are looking at their lawns going yellow and brown wondering what they’re supposed to do about it — especially when they don’t have a sprinkler system. Here’s the thing: a dry July in Sudbury … Read more