Are You Watering Your Lawn Properly?? // Cool Season Summer Lawn Tips

The heat is on! One of the common things that can happen when the temps and humidity go up is the feeling you need more water on the lawn but avoiding overwatering is also important. Check out these tips on summer irrigation and how wetting agents can help as well.
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[@josepheckonen6910]

Hey Ryan, very good information in this video. But I want to make sure I understand properly; are you saying that when the heat is high along with high humidity, that you're not going to lose as much soil moisture because of the humidity? And when you mentioned the dew point, does a high dew point at 70 or above mean to water ?? I'd appreciate so I could understand this better because it sounds like a golden nugget of important information . Thanks.

[@-What-are-your-thoughts]

I was about an hour into watering when this video posted.

[@music09122001]

I am on zone 5....lol

[@mikehouser5430]

@@music09122001 all 5 zones done just now here in Indiana

[@ripatv6506]

See the thing is. Ryan knows when to post ❤

[@robfreeman5783]

Everyone in the northeast buckle up. 16 hr days and 97 deg temps with no rain this week.

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

I’ll be busy UNDER WATERING. And my area must you blasted with heat.

[@davidtheboa1997]

Next week in my area will be in the low 80s

[@KDlGG]

That’s how I am for unfortunately 6 months long 😂 with tall fescue

[@edhopkins6589]

Weds 19th, I am western mass...pop up t-storm just dumped 0.7 inch of rain. I wish that was 8AM and not 8PM.

[@briansteeves8854]

love your videos. Quick question........is there a good solution to fixing lawn damage were my dog goes pee. Her urine is killing the grass, small patches of lawn damage

[@briancorcoran6443]

Yes!….. I’m in the same boat and could use some good advice.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

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[@Mark-lq3sb]

Yes sir, I was out in my front yard at 5:15am setting up my sprinkler this morning. Moved it around the yard till 11:00am when the temps started to rise. Here in STL forecasting 97 degrees for 3 or 4 days this week and nothing lower than 93. Plays heck on my tall fescue with late morning and full afternoon sunshine on the front yard. Looks like I'll be relaxing in my Bark-o-Lounger sipping a cold beer while sucking-up the a/c and keeping an eye out though the living room floor to ceiling window on my fescue. Yes, I knew retiring was going to be a good idea!

[@God__Emperor_]

I just gave up on my yard, bring on the crunchy brown grass

[@michaelmock4894]

Use proper wetting agents and not Baby shampoo! Wetting agent are neutral electrically, whereas Baby Shampoos and the like are ionized positive or negative and will bind other stuff and prevent things to remain plant available.

[@Ian_S]

This was the exact video I needed! I live in Western PA and the next week is going to be mid 90s.

[@bryankosidowski6370]

So true on the Mother Nature comment! Here in MN rain is forecast everyday this week. I wish I could send some your way!

[@davidboscaljon3787]

We have had a LOT OF RAIN in my area! I have notice parts of the lawn are yellowing and other parts are fine. Wonder what I should do?

[@mikekosar6135]

Add the fact that high winds blowing the irrigation around.. Near impossible coverage

[@jasonvigoren4346]

Live in the twin city's and we are just getting crushed with rain and my yard is getting brown. How can I combat mother nature training every day?

[@BrianZias]

Ryan thanks for this. With the heat, what about mowing? I assume mid day mow is bad idea. Sunset? Before watering at sunrise ?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I usually mow a few hours before sunset if I can and water early morning hours after that

[@jfarm_1311]

Good info. At lot of misconceptions out there with watering. Summer is here, hold on!

[@bethannsoelberg9976]

What about water retention near curbing and then dry spots in the middle of the yard?

[@samwise152]

I let my grass grow, and I think that helps. More grass means more shade for the ground. My grass is a lot greener than my neighbors right now

[@tvercel]

Thanks for posting. I am also nervous about the upcoming hot weather and no rain in Illinois. I put down hydratane in late may when it was raining to try to get some protection. Hold on to your hats! Thx!

[@scoobydoo5447]

All my neighbors have the incessant habit that grass needs to be mowed weekly. Every single one of them was out there last Sunday cutting their lawns right before the heatwave kicked in. My grass is currently pushing 9-10” tall and is the only one holding on to its green color after a week of hot temps. We have a whole week of mid 90°F coming and I guarantee there will still be people out mowing their brown lawns this afternoon.

[@Milehi6h]

While I agree with you overall, it's also a fine line of breaking a major 1/3 rule once you do cut. I did this a few years ago, and overall, I don't think it helped me much unless you're not going to mow till fall. Also, it's much more difficult to water with the height of the grass, and you'll be forced to double or triple cut plus bag all clippings. I definitely back off on the mowing, but it's OK to keep things tidy.

[@Felicia-ge7sp]

I mow my lawn twice a week or as needed to not cut more than 1/3 off at one time. I mowed yesterday morning, then used 18-18-18 fertilizer. The temperature here in NJ reached 95 degrees. I’ve been irrigating my lawn heavily in the very early morning & at 3:30 pm. I’m happy to say that my grass is looking incredible! No brown patches or wilting today even though it was 95 again today. 😅

[@martyariemma5604]

Hey Ryan, quick question, should I apply some drive to my lawn that I overseeded this spring with your TTTF/KBG blend(I love it btw, it came out beautiful) I’m not seeing any crabgrass and I’ve been checking daily but should i apply it just to make sure I don’t have any that I’m missing?

[@tammydecorates3577]

I’m not watering here in CT because I’ve been dealing with disease which means no water 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Danomite99]

I have your shirt Ryan. After a 5th person this season (today) asked if my lawn is real grass, I think I’ve earned my stripes. ⛳️ Thanks for the great content #canadianreelcut

[@bigbearbear5458]

It is surprising to see the weather turning so hot in the midwest region already, I'm in the Pacific Northwest area (western WA) and we're still in the 60s to 70s for the next 10 days with only 2 days in the low 80s. Not much rain though, only 1 day of rain so I'm going have to roll out the DIY above ground sprinkler.

[@Sig_P229]

I live in the desert with 120+ heat. I water every third day, and I water hard (.75”+). It will stay green. Trust the process. Roots will grow deeper looking for water

[@Stomper67]

I installed a B-Hyve WiFi enabled smart watering sprinkler controller and it (currently) runs six different watering zones. So far it’s been awesome at watering only as needed depending weather and temperatures. This spring I renovated my avenue strip out front of my house and seeded with Ryan Knorr premium rye grass when the soil temps hit 55*F and spread chicken manure compost over it instead of peat moss….. WOW, a few weeks later it’s all super thick, luscious and green! It’s literally the best turf I’ve ever had! When I’m out mowing it (literally every other day to keep up with the growth) I actually have people stop and complement how amazing it looks, or give a thumbs up as they drive by.

[@Craig-ib7gk]

Yup. I did the same, whole lawn, two years ago. His elite PRG is amazing stuff. I installed the Rachio 3 for my seven zones (three lawn, four beds) two years ago for Father's Day. Having a smart wifi-enabled controller system is one of the most awesome FD gifts I've ever received.

[@FatherDragonKal]

What time of day (early morning, late morning, noon, afternoon) do you recommend for watering and for how long using a sprinkler system?

[@s4bersun]

Early morning watering is preferred before 10am is what I do. I am trying to get 1 inch of water per week down and I tried a rain gauge to figure out how much water my sprinkler puts out. It came down to two waterings 30 min each per week. Can be different for your sprinkler. Once in a while I extend or put an extra load just to mix it up.

[@ourpresidentswallows6017]

Morning.

[@ourpresidentswallows6017]

You can run mid day for short water bursts to cool the soil

[@midwestdirtdesign]

Can we get a rain dance video next? Maybe a 12 hour video of rain softly hitting a metal roof if you don't want to show your dance moves....

[@hardwaterfanatic]

If you use the soil loosener, before a rain. How much is too much rain?

[@andrewhoerner6532]

I need to replace my old sprinklers. Do you recommend a brand? I live in Denver.

[@FosterFarmsOk]

we had a wet and cooler may. Now its in the 90s and high 80s at night. fescue is not happy at all.

[@erikslan]

so thats why my yard has started growing mushrooms....lol

[@blzt3206]

Props to you for shouting out dormancy. Not a lot of guys would do that in this industry.

[@grayfox9911]

Thanks for the tips. I hope Ernie isdoing OK...

[@silksmoothw]

Yo what kind of sprinkler heads are those ?

[@brycecarver991]

Hear me out, what if you did an experiment where one plot or section was watered early morning, vs one being water at like 10 PM to midnight to see the difference in fungus. Because I’ve tried doing the same and honestly don’t see a difference ha. Similar grass and micro climates in the back vs front too.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I did that last year because I had a few plots I had to water evening in order to get things done. The rye got leaf spot pretty bad but so many factors to consider

[@paulwakefield1015]

Is Revive similar to SoakOrr?

[@landmarkcreations1183]

In Washington state. Still in the 60’s

[@BMwBears2005]

Cool season!

[@lawnpanda]

I think its funny that 91 is "hot." I'd take 91 all summer!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

If I had Bermuda I would be thrilled

[@jacob92icu]

How long do you recommend watering each session? I’m in Western WA and our temps are still around 50’s over night and 70-high 80’s during the day. I’m currently doing 10 minute sessions during sunrise timeframe as well as 5:30PM right as the heat starts to die down 3-4 times a week. I have MP rotator heads too, which you’ve said in the past they take longer to put down the same amount of water.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

You'll have to put out a tuna can and measure to know for sure and if depends on your soil type as to how much/little is needed to sustain things

[@jacob92icu]

@@ryanknorrlawncare Thanks! Love your vids BTW. I’ll play around with watering only in the morning moving forward and try the tuna can method.

[@MrAwesome3O5]

How to do feel about Hydretain? I’m kinda on the fence about it about using it.

[@Mark-lq3sb]

I've used it for the past 4 summers on my fescue and have no problems. Not saying that there can't be problems, but not for me so far. I can see where it keeps the yard greener when I haven't watered as much compared to my next door neighbor. In fact, I've watched him standing in his yard looking down at the difference, and it looks like he's baffled, lol!

[@Lawnvolution]

Going to get toasty here too!

[@miscstuff7473]

Great content, thanks! I've learned so much from watching your channel. I live in Canada, and we are not allowed many of the cosmetic lawn products you use in the US. Do you know if the Liquid Soil Loosener is legal in Canada, or do you know the active ingredients so I can research to see if we are allowed to use it? Also, any tips and tricks for those of us not able to use many the chemical weed killers would be really helpful. Thanks again!

[@robfreeman5783]

Just use it. Are the soil police going to hunt you down?

[@chriskirk8411]

The Border Service agent might have something to say if he catches it in your trunk when you are coming back into Canada

[@RC-Flight]

Thanks for the handy tips!!!

[@benshuh2455]

First

[@vinnypinatelli221]

Such great advice!!

[@mikekerr3071]

Unfortunately my HOA controls the irrigation in our neighborhood and my street comes on between 11p and 1a Tue/Thur/Sat for 30 mins each. Been trying to get them to change it but they won't. Any way to mitigate fungus issues other than throwing down fungicide?

[@scoobydoo5447]

Get your neighbors together and vote to get rid of the HOA.

[@ChadSmith-qk2vn]

That just is not even close to enough for a lush green lawn. Especially if you don’t have any shade

[@ChadSmith-qk2vn]

I water each zone for an 45/60 minutes everyday and have the greenest lawn around. Plus milorganite

[@rxlo1015]

👍👍👍

[@CT69865]

Does anyone have any recommendations for moisture monitors? I live in Sacramento and am watering Monday, Wednesday, Friday putting down 0.3 - 0.5" of water each time. However, there are still spots that are in the sun all day long that are remaining brown. I have fairly sandy soil so deeper watering doesn't seem to be as beneficial as the ground does not retain moisture like it does with clay. My initial thought was to increase to daily watering for less time as the soil tends to dry out so fast in the dry heat. I would like to use a moisture monitor to test how long the ground remains moist after putting down water, but most of the ones I've found online look cheap and inaccurate or are hundreds of dollars. Appreciate any advice anyone has!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Soil probe might help if you can't find a monitor. The cheap ones don't seem to be very accurate from what I have seen

[@CT69865]

@@ryanknorrlawncare 10-4. How long after watering should I take a sample? Also I’m assuming I should do this in the browner areas?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

@@CT69865 yeah I would wait until maybe afternoon next day in those dry areas and make sure you're getting proper coverage as well

[@CT69865]

@@ryanknorrlawncare I did some tests and adjusting and everywhere is getting 0.3-0.5" per watering which is currently 3 days a week. Problem is the 90-100 degree temps all summer and no rain from April - September

[@BigSouthOutdoorsTV]

What state are in you? I'm in NC, and the local "experts" recommend not growing cool season turf.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Iowa

[@yardchef9661]

NC you would want warm season grass so your experts would be right.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

@@yardchef9661 there are a lot of people who have fescue but depends how hard you want to work on it

[@BigSouthOutdoorsTV]

@ryanknorrlawncare from what you said in theis video, it seems y'all have very similar summer temps and conditions we have here in NC. It may be that it takes your area longer to approach the century mark, which we've already done. I'm not sure. Most lawns down here are centipede, bermuda, st. augustine or the DREADED bahia. There are a few that have fescue, and they seem to do fine.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

About the same temps but you probably have one more month of it than we do

[@michaelmarcell4734]

I’m putting down 1/4 inch top dressing of organic compost this week in Denver, we’ve been hot 🥵 and dry last couple of weeks 90’s degree days…heavy clay soil with KBG, Richlawn makes the best slow release organic fertilizer for our region. Helps to minimize watering and conserve water 💦. Using cycle and soak method sprinklers set for 4am then 5am on watering schedule days.

[@Yerboytroy253]

Hey man just want to say thank you for the 25 pounds of perennial rye and kgb mix! It got delivered today. It was great seeing the fedex truck come on Father’s Day! Can’t wait to plant this in the fall and follow your lawn renovation video every step of the way. You’ve helped me with dominate my yard and have the best looking yard on the block. You’re the man

[@thomas77597]

Ryan - golf courses always water after dinner/ late evening.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Yep and they apply a lot of fungicide

[@thomas77597]

Good point.

[@ksks6802]

I have used that soil loosener spray. For the skeptical, it works. I was able to shove a thick gauge screwdriver into the ground 6 inches with little resistance.

[@EddyP313]

Which 1 👀👀

[@ksks6802]

@@EddyP313 its the same company I think that makes the "revive" product. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, it was a while ago. But its legit if they haven't changed the formula to cut costs

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

The simple lawn product I use is linked in the description

[@territraynor6085]

Look into N-EXT Air 8. Bigger bang for your buck.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

@@territraynor6085 not the same type of ingredients

[@zarethd]

Yep can confirm, My bluegrass rye grass lawn here unfortunately does best with shorter 30 minute watering every other day I used to do the longer watering to try to promote deeper roots but also with our soil being so dense you can't even get the water into the soil with a long water