Tips on Watering a Lawn

According to home buyers, a well maintained and healthy lawn adds 15% to the home value. It's really no wonder, as a beautiful lawn practically adds another room onto your house, albeit an outside room.  You can entertain on it, as well as play on it. 

Nothing is more important to a healthy lawn as property watering.  Here are some useful tips on watering your lawn properly:

1.  Be aware of the weather. Just because it's summer doesn't mean you automatically start watering your lawn.  Allowing the lawn to start to grow under a mild drought can strengthen its rooting. You can also monitor rainfall. Don't water your lawn if you are expecting rain.

2.  Choose the right time of the day to water. What is that best time?  Early morning from 8AM to 9AM and late evening from 10PM to midnight. These times are good because there will be no excessive evaporation and no inefficient use of water because during these times, the temperature is cooler and less humid.

3.  Avoid over watering. Keep in mind that over watering is actually more harmful than lack of water. Most grasses (e.g. turf) are resilient, thus they can bear less water than an oversupply. Generally, 1 to 1.5” of water per week is required; this amount is just apt to moisten and soften the soil. One way of measuring the water supplied to your lawn is to purchase a rain gauge. (Check out the two decorative rain gauges we offer).
 
4.  Use the right type of sprinkler. Measure the amount of water your sprinkler is giving out. Sprinklers which spurt low to the ground are better than fan type oscillating sprinklers that can lose water due to wind drift and evaporation before it hits the lawn.

The most important point to remember on lawn watering is to know the type of soil and the weather. You can experiment on what will efficiently work on your lawn. Keep records and create your best watering schedule. Be cautious though not to focus on watering alone but on each and every factor which contributes to a healthy lawn.

Synonyms:  atering, awtering, wtering, wtaering, waering, waetring, watring, watreing, wateing, wateirng, waterng, waternig, waterig,
waterign, and waterin are typos for "watering."