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Know How To Water Your Lawn Properly
Lawn is practically never watered at the time when it begins to need it. It is only when the grass begins to look tired and flabby, after about 10 days without any rain, and of scorching hot sun, that it gets watered. Even then it is usually only a sprinkling, and not the large quantity necessary to supply the needs of the grass. Then because the soil has become so dry, it is difficult for it to absorb the water, and much of it runs off or evaporates.
Another reason for watering before a drought has really set in is that, when the soil becomes really dry, it almost always cracks and this tears the grass roots and leaves them dangling in mid-air unable to obtain food or water.
The first sign grass gives of a shortage of water is its lack of ‘bounce’. When this is noticed, water should be given at the rate of about one gallon per square yard per hour, and an average quantity at any one time should be about four to five gallons per square yard, but this depends very much on the type of soil, and the period of time without rain.
Do not apply water in small quantities at frequent intervals. As with pot plants this does more harm than good, and will compact the surface, so encouraging the appearance of moss and flat weeds.
There are various methods of applying water. The worst is turning the hose on and simply leaving it to flood the lawn. This wastes the water as it simply runs off the sides when the soil is dry, or pours down the cracks without soaking in first, and where it does become absorbed it tends to waterlog the top inch or so. It is much better to use a sprinkler so that water is applied as a spray which approximates as nearly as possible to natural rainfall. Pulsating sprinklers which water a complete circle or segments of a circle are also very popular.
By: Sean Jordan
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