4 Tips For Watering Your
LAWN
THIS SUMMER
With the extreme heat of Summer, your beautiful green lawn can turn into a brittle, brown mess fast.
WHEN?
Signs that your lawn needs watered are when:
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-There are visible footprints.
-You notice soil gaps.
-There is dryness in bed edges.
-Your soil is too hard to easily push a 6 inch screwdriver into.
HOW MUCH?
It is recommended to water until the top 6 to 8 inches of soil is wet. Most lawns need about 1 to 1.5 inches of water per week – either from rain or watering. If you don't want to water your lawn daily, roughly one hour every other day should suffice.
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WHAT TIME?
Morning is the best, even if it is just before sunrise.
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Afternoon waterings are also fine (required some days), even though more water is lost to evaporation.
Late evening is the time to avoid watering a lawn if possible.
WHEN TO STOP?
Check the soil by trying the screwdriver test. If you can easily push a screwdriver at least 6 inches deep into your lawn, then your grass has been watered enough.
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“If in doubt –
The best rule of thumb is:
WATER!”
Watering is so important that it can make the difference between luxuriant success and total failure. Failures further delay the look of a beautiful lawn and translate into even more watering.