At what time of day should I water my lawn?

Answer 1

morning and evening time is best

Answer 2

Lawns should be watered thoroughly 2 to 3 times a week with approximately 1" to 1-1/2" of irrigation. Place a pie pan in the area you are watering. Once the pie pan is full, that area should be adequately watered. Record the time and now you know how long to run your sprinkler. Never water at night or during the heat of the day. Early morning is best!

Answer 3

Morning is the time to water EVERYTHING that grows in your yard. I know alot of towns have water restrictions that say water in the mornings before a certain time and at night, but when you water at night you are creating a haven for slugs and fungus. Do'nt put your grass or plants to bed with wet feet, you'll spend your time spraying fungicides and insectacides instead of enjoying your lawn and garden. If you have a sprinkler system you can start it just before dawn for about 1-2 hours, depending how deep the root system is. Remember you are watering the roots of the grass, surface watering is a no no!!!!! If you water the grass deep, you'll be able to water less often and save your water for other things and when it rains do'nt run the sprinkler please, I see so many sprinkler systems going while it's raining and it's waste of resorces.

Answer 4

Morning is a good time to water. There are benefits to letting your soil dry very well on occasion between waterings. This helps to break down some of the minerals locked up in the soil.

I probably should relay some other interesting information which correlates.

Plants tend to "open" their system in the cooler parts of the day, especially in the morning. The "inhale" and "exhale", the exhange of gasses and nutrients often takes place then. This is a great time to foliar feed. There is no better approach to helping plants grow than an organic program...after all, it is organic just like you. Organic substances such as a compost tea (often composted manure based), liquid kelp (seaweed), some mollasses, mixed together and sprayed on plants at this time of day (or in the late evening if you can't make the morning) go an incredibly long way towards healthier and "happier" plants. Beneficial microbes (which feed and protect plants) are promoted with this mix. It strengthens the plant structure so it can better wwithstand times of stress, and inhibits pests and antagonistic insects or disease. Just like a human, the more naturally balanced and healthier the system, the better it can fend off disease. The mix is usually ounces in ratio 8-1-1 respectively for the compost tea (made by just putting the compost in a bucket and filling with water...strain/screen off your tea), molasses, liquified seaweed. From this mix, apply "one or two ounces" per gallon of water on your sprayer dial setting. ...but anyway...a point here is that plants are more receptive in their ability to intake nutrients during the cooler, less stressful part of the day. There is an additional factor: Plants being a life form, prefer aesthetic "atmospheres" or pleasing environments. The aesthetic morning sounds tend to "open" foliage. Birds and chirping and morning life sounds. Music (aesthetic type) does a similar type thing. Life gravitates towards the aesthetic, towards higher qualities such as affinity and appreciation. American Indians were know for their appreciation of nature and were in tune to it...and actually received some remarkable results. People who talk to their plants get good results. And, plants like to be of use...that is, to have a value such as for food or beauty or helping other life forms. I know...it sounds a little weird or "hippie esoteric". But the point here is that in the morning, there are often more aesthetic qualities which also help plants to open up.

By the way, synthetic fertilizers (and Miracle Grow is a major one) and other synthetic, unnatural chemicals impede the natural balance of plants. If a person tries to mix practices with synthetic and some organic, the synthetic approach often inhibits organic results. It is easy to discover "WHY" when you research what synthetics actually do to life forms.

Answer 5

Early Morning is best. Make sure all area's get about a half inch per zone. In afternoon it can just evaporate and night time watering can cause fungus to spread. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

It depends on any city by-laws, but early morning, later afternoon, anytime when the sun is not at it's hottest or highest.....