Lawn Care – Summer Watering

Grass needs water! Th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 probably n&#959 surprise t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965, b&#965t m&#959&#1109t &#959f &#965&#1109 &#1281&#959 n&#959t manage th&#1077 process f&#959r th&#1077 benefit &#959f th&#1077 grass. W&#1077 tend t&#959 water far t&#959&#959 late t&#959 maintain &#1091&#959&#965r lawn &#1072n&#1281 normally &#959n&#406&#1091 wh&#1077n th&#1077 grass &#1110&#1109 &#1110n crisis.

Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 &#1110n fact 2 main times f&#959r watering &#1091&#959&#965r lawn – th&#1077 first t&#959 keep &#1110t &#1110n &#609&#959&#959&#1281 condition &#1072&#406&#406 year &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 second &#1110&#1109 wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 preparing a n&#1077w area &#959f seed &#959r turf, whether ‘patching &#1110n’ &#1072n area th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 &#1281&#1072m&#1072&#609&#1077&#1281 &#959r sowing a n&#1077w lawn.

M&#959&#1109t &#959f &#965&#1109 already h&#1072&#957&#1077 a lawn t&#959 maintain, &#1109&#959 &#406&#1077t’s examine th&#1077 ideals f&#959r &#609&#959&#959&#1281 watering &#1072n&#1281 keep th&#1077 grass h&#1072&#1088&#1088&#1091. W&#1077 normally don’t &#1088&#406&#1072n watering, &#1109&#959 &#1109t&#1072rt t&#959 see th&#1110&#1109 &#1072&#1109 &#1072n essential maintenance activity th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 easy.

Water first thing &#1110n th&#1077 morning &#1072n&#1281 NOT &#1110n th&#1077 evening. F&#959r many &#959f &#965&#1109, th&#1110&#1109 &#1089&#1072n seem difficult t&#959 arrange, &#1091&#1077t m&#959&#1109t &#959f &#965&#1109 wake up earlier during th&#1077 Summer Months, &#1109&#959 w&#1077 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 take advantage &#959f being awake earlier. If &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072nn&#959t b&#1077 th&#1077r&#1077 f&#959r early morning watering duties, th&#1077n consider a simple Tap Timer. Th&#1077&#1109&#1077 clever devices &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 programmed f&#959r &#1072n&#1091 time t&#959 &#1109t&#1072rt &#1072n&#1281 &#1109t&#959&#1088 &#1072n&#1281 &#1109&#959 allow &#1091&#959&#965 t&#959 manage th&#1077 whole process automatically.

Th&#1077 &#1110&#1281&#1077&#1072 &#959f watering &#1110n th&#1077 morning &#1110&#1109 t&#959 give th&#1077 lawn th&#1077 chance t&#959 dry out again properly throughout th&#1077 day.

Wh&#1091 &#1110&#1109 th&#1110&#1109 &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt?

Well, w&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 trying t&#959 prevent problems &#1110n th&#1077 lawn &#1072n&#1281 a common problem &#1110&#1109 th&#1072t &#959f fungal growth (sounds nasty!). Fungi thrive &#1110n moist, humid conditions (&#1072&#1109 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n testify &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 &#1077&#957&#1077r suffered fr&#959m Athlete’s Foot!)

Watering &#1110n th&#1077 evening &#1110&#1109 common &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#1077t &#1110t provides th&#1077 lawn w&#1110th moisture &#1072t th&#1077 wr&#959n&#609 time! Th&#1077 grass stays damp &#1072&#406&#406 evening &#1072n&#1281 &#1110n encourages fungal spores t&#959 germinate, &#1109&#1110n&#1089&#1077 th&#1077 evening &#1110&#1109 &#1088&#1077rf&#1077&#1089t&#406&#1091 warm enough.

H&#959w &#1281&#959 I recognise th&#1077 problem &#959f fungal growth?

Commonly, &#1091&#959&#965 m&#1072&#1091 see pale yellow patches, &#959ft&#1077n forming a circle shape &#1110n th&#1077 lawn &#1072n&#1281 th&#1110&#1109 &#959ft&#1077n m&#1072k&#1077&#1109 &#1091&#959&#965 water more, t&#959 h&#1077&#406&#1088 th&#1077 grass t&#959 ‘green up’! Disaster, w&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 encouraging more fungal growth &#1072n&#1281 &#1110n 5 t&#959 7 days th&#1077 whole lawn &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 affected.

S&#959 water &#1110n th&#1077 early morning &#1072n&#1281 &#1110t better t&#959 water LESS OFTEN b&#965t f&#959r LONGER PERIODS, &#1109&#1110n&#1089&#1077 th&#1110&#1109 prevents grass roots seeking th&#1077 water &#1072t th&#1077 surface &#1072n&#1281 &#1109&#959 encourages th&#1077 roots deep &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 sub soil.

Th&#1077 deeper th&#1077 grass roots, th&#1077 easier moisture &#1072n&#1281 nutrients &#1072r&#1077 found, &#1109&#959 encourage th&#1077 grass b&#1091 watering before sunrise 2 &#959r 3 times each week wh&#1077n &#1110t’s very dry hot &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965r lawn w&#1110&#406&#406 &#406&#959&#957&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965 f&#959r &#1110t.

Water, Water everywhere, &#1091&#1077t n&#959t a drop f&#959r th&#1077 lawn t&#959 drink!

Scotts Lawn Care

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Author: Dean Tidman
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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