As temperatures rise and soil activity increases, now is one of the best times to strengthen your lawn from the ground up.

 

At Total Lawn Care, we continue focusing on a biology-forward approach designed to improve soil health, strengthen turf naturally, and reduce reliance on excessive chemistry.

 

Our Biological Soil Supplement helps improve soil biology and plant permeability so the turf is able to better utilize nutrients and absorb applications more efficiently. By building healthier soil, we’re able to reduce nitrate usage in our program by up to 50% compared to more traditional lawn care programs.

 

This spring, we’re also utilizing advanced bio-stimulant and micronutrient technologies including Accomplish MAX, RGS, and

MicroSync to help prepare lawns for summer stress before it arrives.

 

Accomplish MAX helps improve nutrient efficiency and microbial activity within the soil. Its biocatalyst technology and marine kelp extracts help unlock tied-up nutrients, support stronger rooting, and improve drought and heat stress tolerance.

 

RGS is designed to stimulate deeper root growth using humic substances, sea kelp, and carbon sources. Stronger roots allow the lawn to access deeper moisture during hot, dry conditions and recover more efficiently from stress.

 

MicroSync provides important micronutrients that support turf color, plant metabolism, and overall turf vigor during spring green-up and active growth periods.

 

When combined together, these products help create:

• deeper rooting

• stronger drought tolerance

• improved nutrient efficiency

• healthier soil biology

• thicker turf density

• reduced stress during summer heat

 

And if the last several Indiana summers have taught us anything, it’s that dry conditions are likely coming.

Here are a few important summer lawn tips:

 

Mow High

 

We recommend mowing at one of your mower’s highest settings during summer stress. Taller turf shades the soil, retains moisture better, and helps reduce heat stress.

 

Water Deep & Infrequently

 

Lawns generally need about 1 inch of water every 7–10 days during dry periods.

 

For irrigation systems, we typically recommend:

• watering 2–3 days per week

• running zones approximately 30–45 minutes per zone

• avoiding daily shallow watering

 

Deep, infrequent watering encourages deeper rooting and improves drought tolerance.

 

Building stronger soil now helps your lawn better handle the heat later.

 

Less Chemistry. More Biology. Better Lawns.