Watering your yard?

Question

What time inthe day should you water your grass and how often a week. how long do you water it when you do water it?

What time inthe day should you water your grass and how often a week. how long do you water it when you do water it? I live in central illinois.

Answer 1

The best time of day to water is very early in the morning, before sunrise. There is usually less breeze to carry the water away, and there will be less evaporation of the water or burning of the grass because there is no direct sunshine.

There is absolutely no way to tell you how long you need to water your lawn without knowing what kind of delivery rate your irrigation system offers.

Most lawns require 1" of water per week, between irrigation and rainfall. It's better to water once a week as a deep watering than to spread it out to just a little bit each day. You want to encourage deep root growth.

A small can of tuna is about 1" tall. What we advise lots of people is to put out some well-washed empty tuna cans on the lawn and simply monitor how long the sprinklers have to run to fill the cans to the top.

If you get runoff from the lawn, then you need to break the watering periods into smaller segments. Put out 1/2 inch of water, wait a little while for it to soak in, then run the sprinklers to deliver the other 1/2 inch of water.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

The best time to water is about 5am-8am. Always water well before noon or otherwise you may burn the grass. Don't water in the evening. Watering in the evening can lead to fungus problems, grass diseases, slugs, etc.

A yard should get about an inch of water a week between rain and watering. It takes about 30-60 minutes to put an inch of water on a lawn. You can use a cup or rain gauge to measure the amount of water. Lawns shouldn't be watered everyday. They should be watered sparingly. If a lawn is watered everyday the roots won't go down all that far and it won't tolerate drought very well. About once a week as far as watering will do the job, twice at most.

When watering the lawn and adding an inch of water to the lawn, make pauses in watering.

For instance, water about 0.25". Then wait ten minutes. Then water another 0.25" and wait another ten minutes. This gives the lawn time to soak in the water so that the water doesn't just run off. It also allows the water to soak in deeper.

Answer 3

We don't water our lawn because it's a waste of water. Your grass will just go dormant and turn brown until it rains again.

But, if you must water..... here you go.



by eHow Home & Garden Editor
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Introduction
Proper watering is key to keeping a lawn healthy and beautiful. It's best to water infrequently and deeply rather than often and lightly.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Steps

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Step One
Purchase hose-end sprinklers or install a below-ground automated system.
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Step Two
Test your sprinkler output and consistency of coverage: Place flat-bottom cups or cans within the sprinkler pattern and measure the water over a given time. Make adjustments as necessary so the entire lawn is watered evenly.
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Step Three
Water early in the morning, or when the winds are calm and enough daylight is left to dry the leaves before nightfall.
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Step Four
Apply enough water to wet the rootzone to 6 to 8 inches deep with each irrigation, and let the soil dry partially between irrigations. To avoid producing runoff, run the sprinklers in cycles, turning sprinklers on for 10 minutes, turning them off to let the water soak in, then repeating.
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Step Five
Adjust the watering schedule depending on weather, seasons and rainfall. Grasses generally require more water during their active growing season than when they're dormant, though all grasses need an average of 1-2 inches of water per week in summer; cool season grasses can take more than this in winter.
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Step Six
Set automated timers so you don't forget to turn the water off.
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Step Seven
Maintain sprinkler systems so they operate efficiently. Watch them run, and make adjustments and fix clogs or leaks as necessary.
Tips & Warnings

Your lawn will tell you when it needs water - two signs are when the grass changes from bright green to dull gray-green and when footprints remain when you walk across the lawn.
To check how deep water is penetrating, probe the soil with a stiff wire or screwdriver. It will move easily through moist soil and be harder to push when it reaches dry soil.
Planting the right type of lawn for your area (see "eHow to Choose a Lawn Grass") can help you conserve water.
Frequent, shallow watering results in shallow roots and a weak lawn.
Applying too much water is wasteful and can cause lawn diseases and promote weed growth.

Answer 4

We water in the evening after the sun goes down and in the morning before the sun comes up. We water each station for 3 minutes every other day.

Answer 5

Do it purely earlier break of day. Doing it at an identical time as the sunlight is maximum well-liked is a waste of water with the aid of evaporation. Watering in the evening with the aid of fact the sunlight is going down is the worst time in case you prefer to keep away from mushrooms, which rely on moisture and darkness to sort.

Answer 6

Evening is best. If you water it in the morning, The sun will just dry up the water. In the evening the water gets a chance to soak on and will not evaporate as much.

Answer 7

Early in the morning, three times a week for at least 20 minutes.

Answer 8

once a week in the morning
this makes the roots go deeper
more often is not necessarily better