WATERING TIPS

Watering at certain times of the day and with different types of instruments can help you water more efficiently and save money.

Lawn Watering Tips

Reduce lawn watering –

• Most homeowners water their lawns too much.
• Reduce your total watering by as much as 50% – lawn will be healthier and just as lush and green.
• This may mean skipping one lawn watering each week.
• Never restart the entire automatic watering cycle to water a dry patch – select the appropriate station and run manually.
• Water in the early morning to reduce evaporation.
• Water between the hours of 6:00 – 10:00 a.m.
• This will cut evaporation, saving you money and conserving water.
• Adjust timers on automatic sprinklers 
• Most sprinklers are programmed to water too often.
• Set your timer to water less frequently, but longer for a deep watering.
• This encourages deeper root growth which means stronger, healthier grass.
• Water until right before you start to see run off.
• If plants show signs of stress such as wilting or yellowing add another watering to your schedule.
• Adjust watering as weather changes 
• Turn off automatic sprinklers during rainy periods.
• Use a rain gauge to know how much water your lawn gets each week and adjust sprinklers for supplemental watering if needed.
• Adjust timing and frequency of sprinklers seasonally – lawns need less water in cool seasons.
• Watering Tips for the Garden
• Water in the early morning to reduce evaporation – same as your lawn! 
• Water between the hours of 6:00 – 10:00 a.m.
• This will reduce water lost to evaporation, saving you money and conserving water.
• Avoid watering at night which encourages fungus.
• Switch from overhead sprinklers to soaker hoses 
• Soaker hoses conserve water by dripping water right to the roots of the plant.
• Snake the soaker hose throughout the garden placing it about a foot away from the base of shrubs.

Add mulch to your garden-

• Mulch helps insulate the ground and conserves water so you have to water less frequently
• Use water wands with a trigger 
• When watering container gardens, hanging baskets or other small areas use a water wand with a trigger.
• Allows you to water only the plants and not the pavement or ground between plants.
• Make sure to water each plant thoroughly so water penetrates to the root system.
• Aim the trigger at the base of the plant and water the soil, not the foliage (overhead watering can cause fungus).
• Give potted plants a little extra help 
• In hot, dry seasons potted plants can dry out quickly – they may even need daily waterings.
• Use a water globe to help keep the soil consistently watered. 
• Add water-absorbing granules in potting soil to hold water and release it slowly as needed. 
• Use these products with houseplants, too, to keep indoor plants hydrated when away on vacation.
• Add water-absorbing granules in potting soil to hold water and release it slowly as needed.
• Use these products with houseplants, too, to keep indoor plants hydrated when away on vacation.

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