Jay Nygaard with Great Outdoors Landscape. Water, without it, there is no life and your grass is brown.
Automated water systems are the best way to water your lawn in such a way where you’ll conserve water, it’ll water more evenly and you’ll get a deeper watering as well promoting a healthy root system.
Now most bluegrass, rye, fescue, blends that are used in landscapes require about two inches of water per week in the heat of the summer and much less in early spring and late fall down to a half inch per week. To do so, you would use a rain gauge in each one of the zones that you have per rain down to your sprinkler system because each different set of heads admits a different rate of flow. Each zone will have to be tested individually to determine the amount of time that is proper to water your lawn efficiently. Bluegrass, rye, and fescue blends require about two inches of water per week in the heat of the summer much less in the fall and the spring closer to a half inch. Once you’ve done that, you can properly asses the amount of time that each area will take to water your sod area appropriately for the time you’re in.
Another advantage to having an automated sprinkler system is the ability to connect the rain sensor. A rain sensor will automatically override the system if mother nature is providing water for you thus preventing any over watering and the effects of over watering which include fungus.
The best time of the day to water your lawn is predawn. During the predawn hours, there is less wind, there is no sun to cause evaporation and generally, there is more pressure available to your system. If an automated sprinkler isn’t an option for you and you need to hand water, you can do so with the assistance of a timer that connects directly to your hose bib. Once you’ve connected that to you hose bib, the hose is connected to the timer and then out to your sprinkler. Set the timer for the required amount of time and turn on the water and it will automatically shut off when it’s done watering.
The same rules however apply. You must still test the sprinklers that you’re using with the rain gauge to determine how much water it emits and determine how much time you should set for the particular area of the lawn that you’re watering.
With either method, you may need to supplement by hand watering the problem areas of the lawn. These areas may be compacted soil and dry spots that just need a little extra hand watering to get them through the heat of the summer. An extra shot of water will go a long way to keeping your grass happier and healthier.
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