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Watering
You can get the results you're looking
for without spending all of your time watering. Watering consistantly
is the best. Even just watering when needed is OK. If you pay
attention to the weather, the best time, and how long to water.
Just make sure the saying "to little to late" doesn't
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| Why
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Watering light in shorter
intervals weakens th grass, because the roots do not go search
out water on their own enabling the grass to deal with extreme
periods of weather better. Watering after your lawn looks like
it needs it will take much more water and effort to get it back
to normal, because it has already been damaged, Your lawn, just
like all organisms, is doing a balancing act. It has to resist
diseases and insects that are attacking constantly. By watering
in the evening, you extend the time your lawn sits damp. This
gives disease pathogens (fungus), already in your lawn, an ideal
environment. Watering is what activates and circulates the
weed control. Without it, you will not get good weed control
and the lawn will be stressed. |
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Directions:
Water heavy every two to three days. water
at least 1-2 times a week during time of no rain. Do not
wait until the lawn looks like it needs water. Water your
lawn in the early morning (12 AM - 9 AM), 30 to 45 minutes in
a zone, two to three times a weeks. |
| Do not water
in the evening (specifically 3 - 9 PM). This will help promote fungus,
by extending the time the lawn stays damp. If your don't have
time in the morning, then after dark is acceptable. Even if you
don't have a sprinkling system, you can pick up a timer that attaches
to your garden hose. Just set the timer when you're ready to water,
and let it go. Always water the day after weed control has been
applied. |
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