- Turn on sprinklers or set timers to water between midnight and 8 a.m.

- Every few days but not everyday, water deeply and only when needed.

- If recent rainfall occur,cancel a scheduled watering.

- If a fertilizer has just been applied, only water the lawn lightly.

Watering prevents the grass from becoming dormant during summer’s high temperatures. Proper watering ensures a denser lawn and allows the turf to compete more effectively with weeds. A healthy lawn will also reduce pest problems.Watering should take place before intense sunlight causes too much water to be lost to evaporation. Watering in the early evenings will leave the lawn damp all night, and may increase the lawns susceptibility to fungus and molds. Deep watering encourages deep root growth. However, when fertilizer has just been applied it is better to water lightly to prevent the fertilizer from leaching past the root zone, where it will not be usefull to the grass.

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