Watering Your Lawn -- Best Practices

Quick answer: About 1 inch of water per week, delivered in the early morning (6-10am). Deep and less frequent beats shallow and daily. We handle the cutting — watering is your end.

• Your lawn needs approximately 1 inch of water per week, including rainfall.

• Water deeply rather than frequently — shallow watering builds shallow roots.

• Early morning (6am-10am) is ideal — less evaporation, less disease risk.

• Avoid evening watering — overnight moisture promotes fungal growth.

• Sprinklers that deliver even coverage.

• 20-30 minutes per zone depending on your system's flow rate.

• Tuna-can test: put an empty tuna can on the lawn during a cycle. When it fills to 1 inch, you've delivered 1 inch. That's your baseline.

• Grass blades folding or curling.

• Footprints remaining visible in the lawn.

• Blue-grey colour instead of green.

• Spongy or mushy lawn.

• Mushroom growth.

• Persistent puddles after watering.

• It's okay to let the lawn go dormant (brown). It will recover when rain returns.

• We adjust mowing schedule and height to protect turf during drought.

• Focus available water on the most heavily used or visible parts of your property.