Comments on: All about watering your lawn

By: obland

obland — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:10:38 +0000

Ditto on the deeper root system.

Having said that we have plenty of clients who havent used their sprinkler systems in years …it costs money.

By: Craig MacPherson

Craig MacPherson — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:57:02 +0000

I agree Robert, if homeowners all understood the importance of following this outline and creating a deeper root system, my job would be a lot easier. Education is the most important tool for lawn maintenance.

By: Robert Diersing

Robert Diersing — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:57:18 +0000

Excellent point on advising people NOT to water everyday. The only thing someone is doing by watering the same zones a few minutes each day is promoting shallow roots. Which are more likely to develop turf disease / fungus.

You are betting off watering in the following manner.

Most areas in the Mid-West (US) require on the “average” between 1 inch and a 1 ¼ inch of water per week. Now depending on your soil type your yard may not effectively be able to absorb an inch of water in one application. Another problem is your watering window may not be enough to have the entire system run a complete cycle. A watering window is the allotted amount of time to irrigate. For example: You may have a window of say from 4am to 7am or 3 total hours. And your system may be 12+ zones. So if you are trying to accomplish deep watering cycles you may have to have a program A for half of your turf zones, Program B for the other half of turf zones and a Program C for the flowerbed zones.

By: Minneapolis Lawn Care

Minneapolis Lawn Care — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:32:05 +0000

Good article. Like the people above me, I agree with your assessment of over watering and the importance of getting it right. No one wants dry patches of dead grass in their lawn or a waterlogged yard. It’s all about finding that happy medium.

By: Drew Williams

Drew Williams — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:46:31 +0000

Great article! Watering is by far the most misunderstood and complex area of proper lawn care. It is very difficult to summarize a topic so complex for a layman’s use. Cheers!

By: Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:38:30 +0000

Thanks for the comment. Yes watering everyday will not give you the greenest lawn on the block. And you are just added to the wastefulness of water hogs.

By: FL Landscape Contractor

FL Landscape Contractor — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:58:58 +0000

Robert that was an excellent article. A lot of people are making the mistakes of watering their lawn daily but what they forget is that lawns needs to breath and dry in between. Not only is this good for the grass but it’s more eco-friendly because your conserving water as well.