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      New Lawn Watering Guidelines

      Best practices to follow
      Follow These Guidelines

      As your lawn and landscape provider, you can count on us to ensure the plant material, turf grass, and installation methods are the highest quality you can expect. In turn, we must count on you to properly water your new installations. It's important that we function as a team to ensure long term success. The following information is only a rough guideline. Various soil types, weather conditions, sun or shade, along with using common sense may alter water requirements.

      Newly Seeded Lawns

      Watering is the single most important part to success. Nature will typically not provide adequate moisture; watering by hand or changing your sprinkler system schedule will be needed.
      • First 2-3 weeks: Water frequently and light. Our goal here is to keep the seed moist without wash-out. 10-20 minutes per zone/area 1-2 times a day (2 if possible).
      • Weeks 3-5: Water Deep and less frequent. Our goal here is to allow the roots to develop and reach deeper into the soil. Increase watering time per zone to 20-30 minutes 3-4 days per week.
      • Our seed can take up to 21 days to germinate, be diligent with watering and results will follow. Many grasses have a "Sprout and pout" stage where they grow to about 1" and "pout" for a week or more, then begin growing again. Don't stop watering!
      • If you have an area that is prone to erosion, it may be a good idea to use a straw blanket on those areas until new seed is germinated. This can be picked up at Lowes or Home Depot.
      • Perennial Ryegrass will be the first the Germinate, generally within 7 days. Fine Fescue will be next at around the 10-14 day mark (this is a shady grass.) Finally, Kentucky Bluegrass will take up to 21 days to germinate, this is the the most important grass for sunny areas. This is also why it is so important to continue watering past the 3 week mark!

      Newly Sodded Lawns

      • Begin watering sod IMMEDIATELY after installation. Apply at least 1” of water so that the soil beneath the turf is wet. Ideally 3”-4” of soil beneath the surface should be moist. Make sure that water gets to all areas of the lawn, regardless of the type of irrigation system you use. Many sprinklers miss corners and edges which are particularly vulnerable to drying out. Areas near buildings also dry out faster because of reflected heat.
      • Continue watering new sod twice per day, in the morning and afternoon—thorough, deep watering is best until the soil is saturated but not puddling. Morning is ideal with lower wind speeds and less water is lost to evaporation. Watering in the evening is discouraged—water remaining on the grass can promote disease and fungus.
      • Within a few weeks, when the sod has started rooting into the soil, you will not have to water it as much. After the sod is well established (several weeks after installation) irrigating deeply and infrequently encourages roots to grow deep, making the turf more tolerant to drought.

      Established Lawn Watering Tips

      When To Water

      Ideally early morning is the best time to water. The wind is usually calm and the temperature is low , so less water is lost to evaporation. The worst time to water is late evening, because the grass may stay wet all night, making it more susceptible to disease. During the hot afternoon, evaporation rates are the highest.

      How Much To Water

      When the lawn needs water, enough should be applied to wet the soil to a depth of four to six inches. Apply deeper, less frequent watering to achieve the desired wetting depth. If water application rates are too light or frequent, grass plants may become weak and shallow rooted, making them more susceptible to stress injury or disease. A general rule of thumb, which can vary according to the soil types is to apply one inch of water to the turf areas per week, A rain gauge or simply a can set out in the area to be watered will help determine the necessary amount of moisture.
      Download Watering Guidelines

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