How often should I water my lawn?

Question

It's been raining here a lot in Texas. However, this week we won't be getting as much rain. Should I still water it everyday?

Answer 1

Your turf will tell you when it needs to be watered--when you can see your foot prints on the grass, then water--and yes, water deeply. If you have drought tolerant grass then don't over water.

You don't want to make your turf water dependent. Then, if you get a drought and aren't permitted to use water for your lawn, it will really suffer.

Rule of thumb for watering if you have a sprinkler system, is to put tuna or cat food cans in all of your zones--time how long it takes for the water to reach one inch. Set your timers for the appropriate amount of time and only water 2 times a week--preferably between the time of 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Do not water during the night as it can cause viruses and mold to occur. It is a waste of resources to water during rain periods.

Answer 2

Watering every day is not a good idea; I suspect that if you water every day you are watering for a short while and not putting much water on.

Lawns need 1" to 2" of water per week, you may need the larger amount in Texas. This amount should be delivered all at once or in no more than two waterings. Frequent, short watering will encourage shallow grass roots; less often for longer will encourage deeper roots and deep roots are better.

Place some empty tuna cans or other containers in several spots on your lawn and water until there is at least 1" of water in them. You can also leave the cans out during rainstorms to measure how much rain was received, if at least 1" per week you don't need to water.

Answer 3

No. I live near San Antonio. I water 1" every 7-10 days if it does not rain. I have not watered my lawn once this year and it hasn't needed it due to all the rain. Even during drought I only water 1 time a week every 7 days.
The idea is to have deep infrequent waterings to encourage the roots to grow deeply and develop drought tolerance. If you water too often you develop very shallow rooted grass that is addicted to irrigation. Also frequent watering can encourage harmfull types of fungus and other turf disease.
In short,
Mow high, water deep and infrequently, manage lawn pest and disease through good cultural practices and limit the number of products you have to use that could be harmfull and enjoy a low maintenance lawn.

Answer 4

No, If you have been getting an abundance of rain going a week or so without water will not hurt your lawn. But without rain I'd say once a week is good.

Answer 5

it depends on where you live and if you live in an area that the temperature is around 85-90 every day you should water aleast twice every day cause the grass roots only go about an inch below the ground. and they use so much water a day to keep them stable and not browning up so try to water twice a day. first in the morning and second time before the sun is gone and before total darkness...

Answer 6

you're somewhat lots exact on there! I water my backyard based upon the temperature outdoors fairly than the present season. yet another tip that I even have for you is to apply the EcoOne Hose filter out. My husband and that i began utilising this product some years in the past and we found that it relatively led to our grass to get greener longer, to that end scaling down lots of the time that we had to pass out and water our backyard.

Answer 7

Depends on the type of grass, sun exposure and ambient temp.
I would go 2 times a week in the early AM.