10/4/2021

It’s been two weeks since an update. Sorry about that! It is for two reasons:

• 1. The climate and weather conditions have become much less dramatic. We’ve had a few regular rains (compared to the rest of the summer) and cooler, milder temperatures.

  2. We’ve been very busy with our aerations and overseeding work; helping lawns recover from the hottest summer on record that also happened to be one of the driest. Our aeration and overseed schedule was 527% higher this year than it was at the end of last year. We got it done but it took some serious work.

It isn’t just ProLawns preaching about the tough summer:

• Fox 9, July 22nd: “Twin Cities experiencing one of driest summer stretches in decades“

  2. • “The Twin Cities has seen just seven days so far over the summer (since June 1) with measurable rainfall. That’s the fewest number of rainy days this far into summer on record.“

• WCCO, Sept 1st: “Minnesota Weather: This Summer Was The Warmest On Record In The Twin Cities“

  1. • “After sweating through 26 days of 90-degree weather, residents in the Twin Cities may not be too surprised to learn that this summer was the warmest on record for average temperature since 1873, the year weather records began in the metro.“

• Fox 9, Sept 23rd: “Lawn care expert: Now is the time to prep your drought damaged lawn for next year“

• WCCO, July 20th: “With Apple Picking Season Approaching, Drought Could Lead To Limited Inventory“

• ABC, Sept 24th: “Gov. Walz announces $10M drought relief package for farmers, producers“

• MPR News, Sept 5th: “With food scarce amid drought, bear sightings on the rise in Minnesota“

  1. • The drought is causing us to even have to worry about bears! 😀

September was still above average on temperatures and below 50% on rainfall compared to a normal year. Source: National Weather Service

We are still in a state of drought. Our growing season has received less than half the rainfall it does in a typical year. Source: National Weather Service