Watering Turf! Its Important!

Watering Turf

Frequent irrigation is detrimental to turf. It causesreduced wear tolerance, low vigor, high disease incidence, and increased injury from climatic stresses.

Watering should be executed during early morning hrs. to allow the sun and wind to dry excess moisture quickly.

Watering times differ with each household- Considerations are sun exposure, slope of turf areas, elevation of property and soil quality.

General rule is a lawn requires 1 inch of water per week. Worst case scenario, a full sun site with slope would require 90 minutes of watering per zone. Alternate zones daily to complete the cycle within 5 days then repeat.

Examples: 10 Zone system (Dry Weather Conditions)

• Lawn Zones 1 and 2 on Monday 90 min per zone

• Lawn Zones 3 and 4 on Tuesday 90 min per zone

• Lawn Zones 5 and 6 on Wednesday 90 min per zone

• Lawn Zones 7 and 8 on Thursday 90 min per zone

• Lawn Zones 9 and 10 on Friday 90 min per zone

• Repeat cycle starting Monday

Turf Care Hints:

• Keep mowing heights at 3" to 4" on Fescue and Kentucky Bluegrass Lawns

• Keep mowing heights 2 1/2" to 3" on all other grasses

• Mow on 7 day intervals, be consistent as weather permitting.