Q&A: How long should you water your lawn each day?
July 29, 2010
Question by dahublaz: How long should you water your lawn each day?
I was wanting to find out how much water is enough for your lawn. I live in Oklahoma…and my lawn is not wanting to stay green!!
Best answer:
Answer by larry6482003
at least a half hour
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3 times a day, 4 minutes a time, early morning, evening, and late night
The question isn’t how long it should be how much. About 1 inch per watering.
no longer than 20 mins a day on water your grass 2 times a week and tur nthem off when it is raining to save our water
“Water heavily at infrequent intervals. On average, a lawn needs about 1 inch of water per week, either from rainfall or irrigation. This will soak the soil to a depth of 4-6 inches, putting water deep into your lawn’s root system. Let the lawn dry out completely between intervals. Place small cans around the yard to measure how fast your system delivers water and to ensure uniform coverage. A thorough watering takes a while, however, so be prepared to leave your water source on for several hours.
The best times to water are early morning or early evening, when there is generally less wind and heat. Cool, calm conditions limit evaporation, allow greater soil penetration, and reduce runoff.
Most watering systems apply water faster than the lawn can soak it in. Pause your watering when puddles or runoff occur, and let water penetrate the soil before resuming. Water soaks in at different speeds in different soil types. If you have extremely sandy soil, it could take as little as half an hour for an inch of water to soak in. With clay, it could take 10 times longer — about five hours — for an inch of water to soak in.
Keep a newly seeded lawn moist, but not soaked, during the germination process. Too much water can cause a poor germination process. A light mulch over the seed will help keep the soil moist. As the new lawn grows, reduce the frequency of watering and increase the amount. After four to six weeks, treat the new lawn as an established one.
For a newly sodded lawn, soak completely for about two weeks after placement, watering every day or two. This will allow the root system to become firmly established.”
We water every other day for about 1/2 hour.
God Bless you in your search in finding the truth as the truth will set you free.
1hr. in the early morning,and 1hr. in the evening every second day !!! even every day at first till it gets green !!!!
Get a rain gauge and measure the amount you water. Call your local agricultural extension agent and find out what your grass requries. Try to determine the type of grass before you call.
You can identify the type of grass you have and find lots of other lawn-growing info here: http://www.scotts.com
Oklahoma info: http://www.tulsamastergardeners.org/blackbox/trf_ok.htm
Very good Oklahoma info:
http://www.tulsamastergardeners.org/cgi-bin/redir.cgi?fsnum=6420
They have discovered lately that iron is the prime ingrediant for green green grass. Look up any fertilizers that have pyrites as the main item (thats iron). Walmart, KMart, Lowes or Home Depot.