Signs Your Lawn Needs Watering
How do you know how often and how long to water grass?
This keeps grass alive, but there may not be enough water for the lawn to green up.
This practice encourages turfgrass to develop deep roots that sustain it better through periods of drought.
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When you dowater your grass, apply about 1 inch of water.
Measure the depth of the water in the containers.
Soil Quality
A healthy lawn needsgood soil, just like a garden.
Your lawn soil should be well aerated with at least 4 to 5 percentorganic matter.
If your lawn struggles despite your best efforts, test your soil.
(Your local Cooperative Extensive Service can assist you.)
Poor or dry soil may require more frequent watering.
Weather
Cool, wet weather gives you a break fromlawn irrigationtasks.
Double-check the natural dew period in your area to be sure youre watering at the right time of day.
During hot or dry weather, mow the grass higher to reduce stress.
Longer blades encourage deeper roots to absorb more water.
Miller, Weston.How to grow and maintain a healthy lawn.OSU Extention Service.
