Eco-One Lawn and Pest Solutions, Inc

MORE WATER LESS OFTEN IS A GOOD RULE OF THUMB.

Caring for your lawn in Melbourne, Fl can be a challenge during the heat of the summer.  The truth is water when grass shows first signs of wilt the first signs of wilt are when the grass blades fold in half lengthwise, turn bluish grey in color or stay laying over a few minutes (10 to 15) after walking on the grass. This works year round. When grass shows the first signs of wilt irrigate with ¾ to 1 inch of water on the grass. Place several cans in the area to be watered, irrigate until ¾ to 1 inch of water is in each can. It is best to use a rain gauge, coffee, large soup cans or other straight sided cylinders as the measuring device. Check the time to see how long it takes to obtain ¾ to 1 inch of water in each can. Lawns that have automated sprinkler systems be sure to check each zone that is to be watered. Each zone will need ¾ to 1 inch of water on the grass, each zone will need to be checked individually. On average if properly installed, it could take rotor / gear driven heads 2 to 4 hours each to put out ¾ 1 inch of water output per zone. Properly installed spray heads can take 45 to 90 minutes on average. Irrigation times can be longer or shorter. Shrub beds and grass should not be watered at the same time. When properly watered shrubs can go two to three times longer without water than grass. This is because when roots are water stressed they grow deeper into the soil to obtain water and therefore establish a deeper root system, thus longer times between watering

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