I don’t know about you, but I’m thankful for these long summer days, when you can be outside until 9:00 p.m. and it still feels like 6:00 p.m. On our farm, we are squeezing out every second of each day enjoying this beautiful summer weather.
Our summer checklist is quite long, which is another reason to be thankful for these nearly endless days. Going through my daily checklist, I realized that others must have similar lists and decided to share some tips and insights to help everybody spend less time on work and more time enjoying with family and friends.
Most everyone has at least a small patch of green to water and mow, so I thought I’d start there. The days are getting hot lately and we may not get much rain for a while, which means efficient irrigation is critical to ensure the health of your plants, particularly lawns, which can require a lot of water to keep from turning brown and dormant in mid-to-late summer.
