We live in Southern California. And yes it's been hot. My gardner set them to go on at 5:oo am. But I see other people's sprinklers on at all different times. (and their lawns look great)
My hubby thinks that's a strange time.
Does any one know or have some input?
Thanks!
2007-08-27 21:54:58 · 8 answers · asked by Lollipop 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The reason to water at that time is two-fold. Early in the morning results in less evaporation. This could also be accomplished by watering late in the evening. However, late in the evening, water could be left standing, and that could result in mold. Early morning watering allows any standing water to evaporate during the day.
2007-08-28 03:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by Spyderbear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Early morning is best, like right before/during sunrise this way the grass has water for the day, if you water during the day when the sun is beating down on the grass the only thing you are going to accomplish is giving it a sunburn the same as if you cut it during the hottest part of the day, so if you want a beautiful lawn water in the early morning, cut in the evening, just a note if it is really hot and your lawn (soil) is real dry in the evening you may want to turn your sprinklers on again in the late afternoon about 3-4 hours before sunset for a few mins to give it some water to grow during the night.
2007-08-27 23:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by bookluvr315 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I dont know what the weather is like in Southern California, but I live in a very dry part of Australia and when we were allowed to have sprinklers we had ours on from 3:00am - 5:00am and our lawn didn't look any different from any one else's.
2007-08-27 22:06:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say to have the sprinklers turn on in the early morning hours. This prevents the water/moisture (which doesn't evaporate when there's no sun) from causing mold and other harmful bacterias to form in the root system.
I would however imagine that since it's been so hot, you could water in the early morning and midday without any mold problems.
2007-08-27 22:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by Whoda thunkit? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This time of day is good for a couple of reasons. It gives the lawn a good deep watering and the warming by the Sun doesn't allow the water to stand and give all the molds , mildews ,fungus and rusts a chance to get started .Watering later could interrupt that morning shower and nobody wants that.
2007-08-28 18:52:40 · answer #5 · answered by Tria R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What we do when temperatures are that hot, is to start the sprinklers when the sun stops shining on the area you want to water, then set your sprinkler for one hour. That should be enough.
2007-08-28 01:06:32 · answer #6 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It relies upon on what sort of soil you have. Water backyard till you have runoff, then you definately will understand how long to set it for. It it desires extra water, set your timer to run returned after 20-half-hour.
2016-12-12 13:35:52 · answer #7 · answered by whiten 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would try to time it for when my fat next door neighbor bends over her petunias and have it strategically aimed at......
2007-08-27 22:08:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋