The Right Amount of Water Keeps Your Lawn Looking Its Best

You know the guy. He might be your next-door neighbor. He might live just down the street. Everyone knows him by the piece of grass he tends that puts even the greens at Pebble Beach to shame. What is his secret? How is his grass so green and lush, so full of life and vitality? Your lawn is veritable desert wasteland, yellow and brown in areas and greenest where the neighborhood dogs do their business. What does he know that you don’t?

The first thing you need to address is exactly how often should your lawn be watered. There is nothing worse than an oversaturated lawn; a muddy mess is not hospitable for lounging, tossing the Frisbee, or playing with your kids. It essential to let your lawn absorb the water it is given. Watering treatments need to be spaced out accordingly in order to optimize the resiliency of your lawn to drought as air is allowed to enter and help stimulate deep root formation. How much water is necessary to fully hydrate your lawn depends on the type of soil that is present. With sandy, more porous soil, runoff can be prevalent, so monitor the water intake closely. Watering sessions needed to be closer spaced as much is lost to runoff before it can be absorbed. Dense soil with a heavy clay content takes much longer to absorb the water applied, so make sure and take note of how long it takes to absorb the given amount of water as to avoid flooding. Clay-heavy soil can be watered less frequently and can withstand heavier watering sessions due to its thick makeup. A good way to measure how much water to put on your lawn at each given treatment is to place a small container (a used margarine tub will do nicely) with a depth line drawn showing a third to a half inch in depth in the middle of the area you are going to water. Gather your hose from your hose reel and spray, using a nozzle, covering the area until that depth is filled in the container. This is the amount you should water each given area of your lawn on a given basis, and observe how long it takes for this amount to be absorbed. Watering your lawn at optimum, cooler times of the day, can ensure that water is not lost to the sun’s rays and evaporated. Water at the same time daily, as routine is helpful for your lawn’s prosperity as well.

The truth is, a buoyant, lush, green lawn takes a lot of work and tending. The end result, however, can be worth it if you enjoy the positive effects a well-tended lawn provides. It doesn’t hurt be the envy of your neighbors for a change, either.

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