Rained here most of yesterday and last night..oh it's good to see the green green grass again

Nope,still nice and cool so far Mups.forecast doesn't say it will get hotter this week.

oops,just had a look,it's to be 23/24 on Thursday but still cloudy.

ooo,how did You know I mowed My Lawns Yesterday morning Rhian...You must be psychic...or a wee Welsh Witch

Don’t feed your lawn in this weather unless you are watering daily...all you are doing is pumping nitrogen into the grass which helps to green up the grass.

Applying extra fertilizer in the heat of summer can burn your lawn and create a flush of tender growth that will struggle in the hot summer weather...without water your grass will die, so it’s a waste of money and doing your lawn no good, the greening is temporary.

Grass is resilient come the rain and it will pop right back up

Yes, it seems you are quite right Mr. Rehab. ('Morning petal).

This morning there was a bloke on telly talking about this very thing, and he said the 'life' of grass comes from under the ground.

He said it is useless putting sprinklers and such on grass, as it is only surface water, and it needs to penetrate at least 4" down under the top soil to do any good. A drenching is better, not a sprinkling.

Even then, because of this ongoing heatwave, the underground stems have gone into a 'shut down' and are now sleeping, but are still very much alive. (Like Solo said above).

So to help our grass survive, best let them do things the way nature has taught them.

It's your photo...It gave you away!

Yes, it seems you are quite right Mr. Rehab. ('Morning petal).

This morning there was a bloke on telly talking about this very thing, and he said the 'life' of grass comes from under the ground.

He said it is useless putting sprinklers and such on grass, as it is only surface water, and it needs to penetrate at least 4" down under the top soil to do any good. A drenching is better, not a sprinkling.

Even then, because of this ongoing heatwave, the underground stems have gone into a 'shut down' and are now sleeping, but are still very much alive. (Like Solo said above).

So to help our grass survive, best let them do things the way nature has taught them.

Anyone else had the sun scorching plants during this heatwsave?

I've had it badly burn one of my new 'Pinks' and it has scorched one of my Azaleas too.
Now I see it has burnt some bedding Verbena, along with some leaves on a young Peony too! Never had this happen before.

It's not because I am watering the leaves either, because I know that's asking for trouble.

Anyone else noticed any of theirs scorched this year?