Watering Lawn?
Question:How often and for how long do you water your lawn? Does it stay nice and green?
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Waterling lawn techniques depends on a varitey of issues. What type of grass do you have? What geographic location and what zone? Are you in drought conditions or have you have regular rain? Are you watering your lawn with sprinker, hose, or irrigation? These questions are very important in detemining how often you should water. Do you have a new lawn and is your lawn grass seed or sod?
Each of these factors play a role in calculating your watering schedule.
The general rule of thumb is to water first thing in the morning or after dust, before or after the sun has risen or set. Times will vary due to weather and your climate conditions. If using a sprinkler water system at least 45 min to an hour three to four times a week . Irrigation is usually putting your zones on two cycles for a half hour each every other day. This is during the hot summer and if dry months.
Take a look at my website and look in Simple Solutions at watering techniques. This may help you out. Hope I have been a little assistance to you and if you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
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There is no set rule for how much to water your lawn. It depends on the weather in your area, the temperature, how much sun it gets, etc.
But a general guideline is 1 to 1 1/4 inches per week. Set out empty cans when you water, then measure how much water is in them to gauge how long you need to water to get this much moisture.
The best test is to check the depth of the soil moisture. The soil should be moist 6 to 12 inches below the surface. Just insert a spade or garden trowel in the ground and pull back the soil to see how far down the moisture goes, then replace the soil.
Having the moisture this deep insures that the roots of the grass will grow deep down. If your lawn has a good root system under it, you will need to water less frequently, saving you time and money.
Water in the early morning before the sun gets too hot. Hot sun actually evaporates much of the moisture before it can get down into the soil.
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