In the middle of July and early August, I begin to notice a change in my lawn and gardens. It doesn't grow as fast and I begin to see little patches of brown. The lawn blades are also not as lush or "springy". When you step on the grass, it just lays there without bouncing back. Of course, the temperatures were 104 - 107 F using my garden thermometer. I thought watering my landscape once a week would do the trick. That is what I do in May and early June. But I quickly found that I needed…