Hey LOVE your videos! Quick question about watering. What about when you're overseeding your lawn, what do you recommend? And at what point do you recommend switching back into normal watering patterns.
Thanks! Watering for seed is to follow the 1-2-3-2-1 technique as you would normally. This time of year you should be on 2 days per week. When seeding set a schedule B for all the days that the system would normally be off (5 days per week) and do a light watering. I.e. 1-3 min for popups and 5-10 min for rotary heads (depending on sun angle). Hopefully this makes sense. Turn off the system after the seeds haver germinated (Ryegrass 7-10 days, Fescues 14-16 days, Bluegrass 21-23 days). Most seed blends have ryegrass in them to keep you motivated so if you over seed with a bluegrass blend make sure to keep watering as described until the bluegrass has germinated.
My landlord says only 1/2 hour everyday. I water m-f. Have a cat. But two possums live under house. And a raccoon shows up now and then. Black Meadow lives here also. Clover also. Foxtail and something else. Brown spots. 1/2 hour only. My landlord says 1" every day. Stupid. Roots need to go deeper if they are to survive hot weather. I can turn off the water at the nozzle end. Ok, I'm lazy. One night hose busted. One area was very wet next morning. Actually I didn't go outside until 11AM. Anyway that patch didn't need watering for at least 3 weeks. Have a well low pressure. Know it is low in iron because of the clover. But do I use fish fertilizer or worm castings. Have a small sprinkler for spot watering. Except my Asparagus. That I water once a week. Put them in a little ditch. Flood it twice on Friday. On Friday I get to water an hour. Yes!
Just the best stuff! Thank you!
Thanks Christopher!
great video! thank you!
Great video , great information
Good info. Please explain what deep watering is. Thanks
This is a good explanation on how to water a lawn deeply. organolawn.com/lawn-care-tips/watering/watering/
Hey LOVE your videos! Quick question about watering. What about when you're overseeding your lawn, what do you recommend? And at what point do you recommend switching back into normal watering patterns.
Thanks! Watering for seed is to follow the 1-2-3-2-1 technique as you would normally. This time of year you should be on 2 days per week. When seeding set a schedule B for all the days that the system would normally be off (5 days per week) and do a light watering. I.e. 1-3 min for popups and 5-10 min for rotary heads (depending on sun angle). Hopefully this makes sense.
Turn off the system after the seeds haver germinated (Ryegrass 7-10 days, Fescues 14-16 days, Bluegrass 21-23 days). Most seed blends have ryegrass in them to keep you motivated so if you over seed with a bluegrass blend make sure to keep watering as described until the bluegrass has germinated.
My landlord says only 1/2 hour everyday. I water m-f. Have a cat. But two possums live under house. And a raccoon shows up now and then. Black Meadow lives here also. Clover also. Foxtail and something else. Brown spots. 1/2 hour only. My landlord says 1" every day. Stupid. Roots need to go deeper if they are to survive hot weather. I can turn off the water at the nozzle end. Ok, I'm lazy. One night hose busted. One area was very wet next morning. Actually I didn't go outside until 11AM. Anyway that patch didn't need watering for at least 3 weeks. Have a well low pressure. Know it is low in iron because of the clover. But do I use fish fertilizer or worm castings. Have a small sprinkler for spot watering. Except my Asparagus. That I water once a week. Put them in a little ditch. Flood it twice on Friday. On Friday I get to water an hour. Yes!