[Arid_gardener] Re: When to Irrigate Turf

[Olin Miller]

----- Original Message ----- From: <johnarbanas at coxnet.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 11:01 AM
> johnarbanas 85374 johnarbanas at coxnet.COM
> A lawn person told me the best time to water grass is early am hours.like
> between 1 and 5 am.
> i thought if you do that you can get fungus.
> I purchased scotts summerguard for my lawn applied late eve hours,watered
> 2 times late night.
> the reason i bought product cause lawn has alot of brtown spots.
> is watering lawn the way i was told ok
> PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
> THKS JOHN
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From:
http://www.westernsod.com/pages/wateringguidelinestips.pdf
"The best time of day to water is early morning when evaporation
is at the lowest and surface winds have not yet developed. Less
wind movement allows proper water distribution from the sprinkler
heads. Early morning irrigation avoids prolonged free water on the
leaves, and helps cut down on disease."

Check for coverage by putting a shallow containers at the brown spots.

See also The "Lawn Watering Guide" at
http://ag.arizona.edu/azmet/phx/lawnstep.htm

Olin Miller, Master Gardener Volunteer
U of A Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County AZ
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