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Lawns browning from heat

Series: CSU Extension Boulder County | Story 27

What a difference a high pressure ridge makes. After a cool, rainy warmup to the season, gardeners are shocked to face scorching hot temperatures that broil our gardens and lawns. The high pressure system parked overhead is pulling the heat up from the south and there is nothing our plants can do but weather the heat.

When the heat switched on, lawns stressed, with Kentucky Bluegrass going dormant...

 

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