Have a Great Lawn and Save Water

Now that the warmer months are here everyone is starting to water their lawns more and more to keep them from turning brown. I do it as well! But unfortunately there are a lot of people that waste too much water. Let’s go over a few things you can do to stop wasting water and still keep your lawn green.

#1 – Fix Broken Sprinkler Heads

While I’m sure the kids love it, those broken sprinkler heads that shoot 30 feet into the air are a huge water waster. As soon as you know you have a broken sprinkler get a replacement part and get it fixed. Thankfully they’re pretty cheap.

#2 -Morning Watering

There is definitely an optimal time to water your lawn. That time is in the morning between the hours of 5 and 10 am. If you water your lawn in the afternoon you’re going to lose too much water to evaporation. If you water at night or in the evening your lawn will stay wet longer and you’ll have fungus problems. So it’s always best to water in the morning.

#3 – Water Infrequently

If you water your lawn every day you’re going to have a lawn with a very shallow root system. It’s best to water your lawn infrequently and even send it into drought mode from time to time so that the grass will develop a deeper, stronger root system.

#4 – Don’t Water When it’s Raining

Rain is nature’s natural lawn sprinkler system. A really easy way to waste water is to let your sprinkler system run when it’s raining or soon after it has rained. Let your system have a break and let nature do its thing!

The summer months are great for a lot of things, and one of them is nice green lawns. But thankfully you can have a great looking lawn without over watering or in other ways wasting water. I hope these tips help you to have a great looking lawn for less!