Save Water in your Garden and Landscape, part 6

Apr 13, 2015

Lawn watering table

Irrigate according to the season

  1. Know your watering needs
  2. Adjust watering to the season, use chart in Lawn Watering brochure
  3. Water early
  4. Water slowly
  5. Water deeply
  6. Use the above chart for your lawn and then reduce it by 25%

 

Benefit:

  • Appropriate watering slows plant growth
  • Promotes plant health
  • Reduces pruning and mowing
  • It is estimated that overwatering causes 85% of all landscape problems

By Gerry L Hernandez
Author - Field Research Assistant, Master Gardener Coordinator