How Much Should I Water My Lawn? | Lawn Watering Tips

[@kimgelinskey6745]

DUDE!! Because of you I have gone from the brownest in the neighborhood lawn to one of the best lawns in three years! My grass is like a carpet now. I get to......not have to....get to... cut my lawn every three days!!! This is the best my lawn has EVER looked.

[@fomoco16]

This has to be one of the most thorough yet compact answers quick five minute video and now I need a tuna can thanks so much

[@louis0531oogle]

You answered my question about HOW DO I KNOW HOW MUCH IS 1/2" of watering. Thank you!

[@TheLawnSensei]

Impact sprinklers are by far the ones I love. Sometimes I buy and test some other but I can't find a better one - Thanks for the video and for the reminder to water our lawn during the hot days.

[@coachtim6188]

That was me until yesterday. Have you tried the Orbit H2O 6 sprinkler? I bought one recently. Bought 2 more today. It's like golf course pro heads. It puts out equal amounts from the head out to 45 feet. Has 6 different patterns and is so smooth. It's gear driven but it's pretty awesome.

[@landjml]

Easy tips for sure, even like the tuna can challenge! I need to back off of my watering and keep an eye on it during this heat wave. I got the greenest lawn on the block thanks to all of yours and others tips. Keep it up!

[@GenX4ever]

I love lawn. Lush green lawn. Unfortunately here in California water is a rare commodity and I've torn out mine and replreplaced it with synthetic turf and now play Bocci ball on it instead of just looking at it. I'll keep watching your channel just for comfort though!

[@krishp1104]

that's the better way to go though I would get synthetic grass if it wasn't for the HOA

[@Striperman]

at 3:52 it looked like your old college football days as a running back avoiding the defensive line coming after you lol :)

[@DerbWhisperer]

One very important thing I think you should mention, MORE important than length or frequency, is HOW deep that water is getting. My opinion is you should always saturate the entire root zone each watering, usually 3-5 inches down. Let it dry out, then water again. For some people that could mean 1/2in water, some more, some less. A soil probe is great for this

[@markpantle9142]

This always confused me. How does 1/2 inch of water get 3-4 inches into the soil? Wouldn’t 1/2 inch only get as deep as 1/2 inch?

[@DerbWhisperer]

​@@markpantle9142 water your lawn for 1 hour, see how deep the water gets

[@kkevinj1]

I bought the gilmour pattern master also, it is great besides leaking behind where the hose attaches, I fixed the problem by removing the base and screwing the sprinkler into a tripod using teflon tape, works like a champ, no leaks and no more getting on the ground to adjust for distance.

[@Primo-79]

3:52 nice crab walk under the sprinkler 😃. Thanks for the tips 👍

[@JP-wh8yj]

Living in Illi..NOISE, i never thought I'd see Mike Ditka talking about grass. 😂🏈

[@ronwheeler8590]

That sprinkler is absolutely fantastic

[@TheLawnCareNut]

I agree, simple design, works great, easy to hit strange shaped areas. Genius.

[@ronwheeler8590]

@@TheLawnCareNut I got it after seeing it on one of your videos. I cant say enough about it. I actually really like it in the backyard for odd shapes.

[@bbqguy777]

That’s a cool damn sprinkler! I love the tuna can idea. Another reason I’m a better man for finding this KZbin channel.

[@lbslawncare6627]

Great tip. I haven’t had to water in a long time because of all the rain.

[@pastelsliderz3097]

Same here in southern Louisiana we’re getting some sort of down pour every single day.

[@realredditstories420]

@@pastelsliderz3097 I’m supposed to go to lake Charles Friday and it’s supposed to rain 😢

[@pastelsliderz3097]

@@realredditstories420 yep rain rain rain everyday my friend. I’m in New Orleans

[@Jay_88_]

I'm in Southern California. No rain and 100 degree days 😅

[@webeducation]

Must be nice, lol

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

Deep and infrequent was my nickname in college.

[@Venas_x_Corrientes]

😂😅😂

[@Tra_C]

Dam 😅😅😅

[@joehernandez550]

Thanks A.H, I actually own two of those sprinklers and they work great! 👍🏽 Wishing you and the family a safe 4th 🇺🇸

[@TheLawnCareNut]

thanks bro, you too!

[@bigpicturethinking5620]

I wasn’t aware that one was supposed to water the lawn. This explains a lot of problems I’ve been having.

[@rollthers3157]

🤣 😆

[@wallyklw5]

N. MN here. We went 70 days with no rain. Since then only 1" in next 3 weeks. Watering like crazy just to get some green back. Driest year in last 30.

[@liveyourbestlawn]

I love the sound of an impact sprinkler in the summer. 💧

[@CraigNAnderson]

Salute on the watering tips. We hit 113 degrees last week in Seattle (record) for 3 days. Watered grass and landscaping daily. Watched neighbors lawns and landscaping plants wilt and turn brown :(

[@MagnumVideos]

Love your humor in this one.

[@gregor444402]

I like that you included the sprinkler parkour. Even the best of us get got.

[@Lordincubus24]

Finally a video that is short and to the point. Went over to Ryan Knorr just to get some short more to the point videos.

[@chrissabo8299]

That Gilmour impact sprinkler is amazing for the cost, purchased based on one of your old videos. Highly recommended!!

[@TheLawnCareNut]

I agree, it's simple and works great

[@timkneuss5045]

In Nc and based on how my yard is laid out… I water everyday for 20 minutes per zone. But I rotate zones daily so there is a 3 day gap for each zone. Been following for about 3 months and started taking tips and tricks and now I have thick green grass in the sandy soil of eastern NC.

[@MP-cx2rh]

So, I live about 40 miles north of downtown Houston Tx. There are many species of lawn here. Most people who really enjoy having a lush lawn here has a Saint Augustine lawn. Unfortunately most people don’t study how to best care for their lawn. They want a beautiful lawn but don’t want to work for it. We are currently in an Elnino weather condition. We are basically in a dome of heat. Trapped, no new air in or out, no rain and without mention very high humidity. The temperature doesn’t drop below 85F before rising again and hovering between 96F to 100F degrees. The average heat index for the last 15 days has been 103F. With that said…if you where to water your lawn here as suggested by this fellow, in three weeks you would be walking in dirt. We are currently having to water an average of twice a day for 30 minutes. I know this sounds like a lot but remember we have had zero rain for 21 plus days. Faucet water and rain are not the same. I here many of these people talking about what’s the best time? Anytime is a good time, i understand how fungus develops, but this isn’t from watering at night trust me. If it was…during the rainy months our lawns would be emaciated by fungus from the rain at night. You also hear them say don’t rain in the middle of the day…WHAT!!!!! The grass will insure the greatest amount of stress and damage during the highest levels of heat. The ambient temperature of water is always 7 degrees cooler than the air if not more. This is relief for grass being hammered by 100F deg temperatures for over 8 hours a day. If you see your blades of Saint Augustine turn side ways to avoid direct sunlight put the water to it immediately, I don’t care what anyone says. You see Saint Augustine is acutely a vine, it is not like many common grasses that grow and root individually. If the leaf of a Saint Augustine vine turn side ways it unfortunately exposes the vine to direct sunlight. If this occurs for to long it will kill the vine. Most importantly…when the heat is high make dam sure you do not cut the grass to short. Look up the recommended length for your type of grass and adjust your mower deck .50 inches higher.

[@JP-fk6pm]

Got my first Yard Mastery order today & I’m pumped. Big thanks to you , Brett, & Kirstin from your customer service team. A+ on packaging & Kirstin was awesome to work with

[@bronsonblacksr]

I use the Melnor 2950 Rotary Sprinkler, Two Stage Complete Coverage Watering Pattern, for my hard to reach areas.

[@the8thgable]

That tuna can tip is golden. 👍

[@sawdust9719]

got a question, should you water 1 time for a half inch or 2 times during the day for a total of half inch, like 9am and say 4pm.

[@lawn2learn]

Today is my Birthday 🥳 My wife bought me 2 of the new Yard Mastery shirts !!! Boy ain’t she a keeper? Man...... these are super comfy!!! 🤘🏼

[@TheLawnCareNut]

You gotta good one ! Happy Birthday !

[@ronwright9050]

Great sprinklers. I have two and they were a game changer from the old cheap oscillating ones I had. Thanks for the recommendation LCN!!

[@joetacchino4470]

I love that sound. Sound of my Youth in the North East.

[@susanbaker2796]

That is indeed the sound of summer! You just need the music of an ice cream truck coming down the street to complete your summer scene.

[@RisingTidesAtlas]

Does the tail end of the sprinkler flow get more water than the middle?

[@vanessadavenport25]

My backyard grass looks like it had brown grass stripes and THIS WAS grass I out down last year as SOD the whole yard, Its very thick and it can grow high but it looks like its browning too much. DO I need Milogranite?

[@badwolf4456]

Thanks! This is really helpful. My lawn is mostly weeds, but I’d rather have green weeds than crunchy grass. I want green weeds! 🤭 this has been helpful! Thank you!

[@ciaranomalley919]

Mate you were like a Lawn Care Ninja avoiding that sprinkler! Well played! Cheers

[@TheLawnCareNut]

I move fast in short bursts.

[@DustySteel]

What time of day/night is best for watering?

[@Theblistaknight]

does this lawn in the video have in ground sprinkler system and if it does how many days of watering with sprinkler system setup vs how many days of impact sprinkler setup for and how many zones total are you moving the impact sprinkler? Also does the impact sprinkler reach places the inground system not reach? i have 4 zones setup to 15 minutes twice a week I'm curious cause it looks cool and if helpful I want to start using impact sprinkler system I have st augustine in south texas.

[@guillermogama782]

What time of day do you recommend watering? Is 5pm a good time?

[@stepet]

Cool video. What frequentie in days of watering if you apply wetting agent?

[@JeremySproule]

I live in Southern California and our temps get to triple digits in the summer. I find myself watering nearly everyday even though I know it’s not ideal. Only way to keep it green.

[@KoldKillaC]

Allen, I'm in New Port Richey, FL. I recently installed my dream lawn of St. Augustine about 4 months ago. I developed brown patch shortly after. I have been following your bullet proof recommendations and the lawn recovers for about 2 weeks then goes right back to bloody hell. I'm going to continue to follow the regimen of pellets from both Scotts and Bayer coupled with the fungicide spray. That rhzoc is no joke, its as if it has legs and moves around my lawn freely. At what point in the year should I see results lasting longer than 2 weeks from my applications? Thanks for your time, and as always Semper Fi!

[@zackboiiii]

This was hilarious and helpful! Half inch is deep ! Thanks buddy

[@Iamtheonlykean]

The marriage joke just made me bust out laughing at work.

[@ryanwhiskeycaissie9213]

Thanks for the videos I watch your videos last year about how to water my lawn and it was really helpful I live in Canada where there is average about 5 to 6 feet of snow every year... i am using your method to help my lawn and so far so good ..... Hope to have more success this fall whit adding more seeds

[@MuhammadKhan-yl7mt]

Wow. Your lawn is rich and weed free. What does it take to achieve similar in UK?. Great stuff.

[@RonHenry]

That duck and dive to avoid the water though. +10 agility. 😎

[@TheLawnCareNut]

short bursts, I'm good. 😀

[@JFreezePleaze]

My same sprinkler broke and I cant find that sold anywhere. Gotta link?

[@janetflint8202]

What kind of grass is that? The blades are so thick. How do I get that in Ontario Canada?

[@elqwan]

Have a question about the tuna can gauge. Wont the size of the can, cup, bowl change how long is takes to fill a 1/2"? So is that really an accurate way to determine how long it takes to put down .5" of water?

[@justmeinnh2]

I'm in New Hampshire... I water everyday, 3 zones, 20 minutes each zone. Irrigation system...

[@AmericanConstellation]

Down here at this time....It's on. The summer storms are here. Yesterday...It poured! So my question is, after this deluge, I guess I need to fertilize again. That sprinkler was fun to have. I had one like that 20 years ago. Not kidding. They are fun to have. Yes....I have an irrigation system but it's good to have a hose end sprinkler for small spots. One more thing...Too much water with this heat, ya might want to hit the lawn with some insecticide and fungicide.

[@Proc3000]

I like this sprinkler and am thinking of getting one. I wonder if it can shoot as low as 20 ft with all the adjustments. I have some SUPER narrow areas.

[@jamesdiamond1582]

I just started growing some type of fungus I have never seen before its yellow and pops up over nite and its like a dust ball the size of a golf ball Any advise I seen Scott's makes a fungicide👍👎?

[@ChrisJones-xq4ms]

Shrooms

[@webeducation]

Scotts makes a fungicide called DiseaseX . Of you have mushrooms do worry about them. If you have fungus Scotts DiseaseX is your best option as a beginner. Use 4lbs /1000 sq ft . Spread it up to 3ft beyond the edge of the fungus.

[@TheBeautybound]

OK, how does this translate to seeding bare spots. A quarter inch 3x day?

[@TheLawngineer]

Great video Allyn! Hope you have a great 4th of July!! Freedom Fert went down a few days ago, can’t wait to see the results when I get back from vacation in time for the holiday.

[@vinnypinatelli221]

Happy independence day friends!!!!

[@vinnypinatelli221]

🇺🇸🗽

[@TheLawnCareNut]

awesome thanks Vince!

[@tylerhair9067]

I put mine down about 10 days ago. I was a little disappointed honestly.

[@jameshogan6380]

I enjoy your videos greatly one of the questions that I have is where can I get Lawn Care nut cap I buy all the bio stimulus packages been using them two years now still learning Lawn Care my lawnis looking great and I know it can do even better but I'm limited on time because I'm an over-the-road truck driver and I watch your videos along with others a great deal. Thank you for the wonderful videos you and so many others have put on

[@ultimatesteve]

i bought some rain guages this year to see what my sprinklers are putting out, and i leave one out in a bed for rain so i know how much rain we got. between mowing tall and only watering 2 or 3 times a week, or not at all if we get enough rain, may lawn is looking pretty strong. in the past i watered too frequently which i think contributed to disease.

[@mikemorris8497]

You da man Al . I’ll be exercising my Freedom this weekend. Thrower down and hope for the best.🦅🇺🇸

[@TheLawnCareNut]

hoorah!!!

[@ThinkMoneyBenny]

Hey Allen! Can you make a video covering exactly how to throw down the double dark cocktail PLUS that jaketheLawnkid made a video about recently! Would love a video explaining how to mix / all 3 products (microgreen, green effect & greenPunch) & whether to use the Ortho or if its better to do it with a Sprayer! We need that video ASAP for July4!

[@mariebee3146]

What kind of grass do you have?

[@Jojodancer1978]

Thanks LCN, I needed this info. Great video.

[@capnsean8365]

That is growing thick and even. Perfectly trimmed and edged. Great job!!! (* the mustache).

[@eugenieandrews8874]

Allyn, my lawn is struggling in Utah. Temps have been high 90's for about a month with 20% or less humidity and windy. What signs do you look for to tell if you are putting too much water down and overwatering?

[@mcafee1971]

What brand and model sunglasses are you wearing in the video?

[@AmyJBrowne]

Allyn I want to say thanks for all the videos. We took a weedy lawn to now some great looking Bermuda. However, we’re still struggling with keeping spurge out of the grass. Do you have any recommendations for liquid or granular for this weed. I try to hand pull in the evenings but it’s everywhere even in the flower beds. Thanks so much.

[@faadar]

Greetings from Strasbourg France . Well last years heat wave destroyed my lawn. But something happened, A neighbor told me I have a well on my property ( house built on top of the well) I found it and drilled into it he cement cp to find a beautiful 150 year old well . 15 ft dry and finally measured 15 ft of water . I installed a Gardena irrigation system and the app once set up into 3 zones , waters the lawn starting at 03;30 in the morning and will alternate multiple times . This was a suggested schedule by gardena , just wondering why it starts at 03;00 and finishes at about 05;30. It does appear to be working . Guess the point is we take off in Sommer on vacation and i cant ask my neighbors to move a sprinkler system around for me . So this was the best option ever .

[@papagreen7127]

My main concern is always when it’s real hot & humid , I’m always hesitant to water cause I don’t want fungus setting in. Al I usually water every 3 days but with this high heat & humidity my lawn is stressing out even after applying hydratian so my in between day i just try to cool my lawn off in the after noon for 3 to 5 minutes per section , Is that cool or should I water early morning instead when it’s this hot and humid?

[@SkyHawk2729]

South texas. No shade in my lawn 100+ daily. Water everyday?

[@515Mike]

Allyn, Thanks for the continued great content! Happy 4th🇺🇸!

[@mattfabian9758]

Hey Im in SWFL and just had Floratam sod put down Jul 3rd. Just wanted your professional advice if I need/should do anything other than watering it for now. I purchased your warm season turf program but it seems to be for established lawns, nothing about new sod. Thanks in advance.

[@patrickgildea3246]

what kind of sprinkler is that? looks nice.

[@Alex-us2iu]

Would make sense to water in only when I start seeing areas becoming haze-brown? As I learn my lawn, I noticed few areas start to stress sooner, so I could use them to trigger when the lawn is thirsty and proceed with a deep water. This would also avoid overwatering/fungus and would help saving $ on the water bill.

[@CITYBORNDESERTBRED]

Unpopular view but you could cut back your watering and let it go dormant if your in a drought stricken area.. here in Utah we are in exceptional drought and water conservancy district puts out weekly info on how to keep the grass alive, not thrive. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@SVW1976]

​@@CITYBORNDESERTBRED Great tip! But only if your lawn is healthy and established. If you're in the process of rehabbing a lawn like I am this will work against you. I'm hoping to be at that point next year. It's looking good so far.

[@johnp82]

Just curious, do you have in-ground sprinklers in the narrow strips of grass on the sidewalk?

[@b286guy]

I’ve got standing water in my back yard from all the rain in Chicagoland, but I’m sure we’ll be back to drought conditions soon. Haha. Thanks for the great info! 🌞

[@CantankerousDave]

We've had 5" since last Friday where I am in Illinois, but a city 50 miles away from here in the middle of the state got nearly 11". It's been nuts.

[@b286guy]

@@CantankerousDave Crazy! 🌧 💦

[@lestermcmurray577]

I have well water so I have to be careful with watering. Question, is the iron in my well water thr type the lawn can use?

[@ryandetzel848]

Our town allows us to water only once a week, is it possible to have a nice lawn with this type of restriction? Would you water longer if you had this restriction to try and get as much into the ground as possible?

[@anthony3843]

LNC I bought two of the same gilmour sprinkler you have and seem to have issues with them after the first use and them being really really slow. Have you had any issues with your particular sprinkler from Gilmour?

[@TheLawnCareNut]

maybe your water pressure is not high enough?

[@gfree301]

Another great video, to the point, yep your lawns looking good, watering in the morning.

[@jimmyjohn8008]

Is the impact sprinkler lawn dodge a summer Olympic sport?

[@thurstonr9929]

Hey Allyn, Great info! Here in upstate NY. It’s been warm but also had some good rain in last few days. Had an issue with fungus and weak root system in my KBG, annual rye/fescue. Applied a fungicide last week. My last fert app was on June 15th. My soil test revealed potassium deficiency so ordered your Stress Blend with 20% potash. Is it okay to apply it now and will it green up my lawn as well? I learned how to water properly thanks to you. Believe I was overwatering early in season which may have contributed to lawn fungus. Thanks again!

[@junbug2616]

Here's my question I'm in Minnesota and we haven't been getting any rain were like 2.5 inches behind in rain and my grass is burning up and we're on a watering ban so we're on odd and even ban and my Irrigation system is set up to run at 5am what can I do to get rid of my brown spots

[@ElevatedLawnscapes]

Nice content, straight to the point 👌🏾!

[@feedyourmind6713]

Who knew? Loved that.

[@Feffro]

Really informative video thanks and well done

[@ChrisJones-xq4ms]

Knowledge 😁 love it 👍 excellent video bud!

[@BuntysTube]

That lawn 😍

[@florenciogarcia808]

I got a question I recently installed provista Saint Augustine. Three weeks ago and I’m noticing disease. Am I able to treat fungus three weeks in. Please help

[@TheLawnCareNut]

yes you can throw down some scotts disease ex no problem there

[@MrErpman]

I have a sprinkler system but it's coverage is uneven and I wind up hand watering some of it.

[@gregorymurphy8675]

Good info. Thanks. I’m probably guilty of watering a day or two too much here in Melbourne FL. At the mercy of town reclaimed water supply so I have to keep my watering schedule aggressive. But going to cut back a day nonetheless. Have a great 4th of July weekend everyone!

[@andrescontreras9679]

@where can i order one of those yard mastery hats?

[@btm9823]

Getting water everyday sometimes, twice a day here in Jax Fl!

[@snipegrzywa]

Tips for those on well? New house and I'm a little worried about killing my pump if I use it to water my lawn (.75 acres)

[@RonBurgundy209]

Here in California, I haven’t seen rain since March. 😢

[@michaelelliott7813]

So I have practiced the water plan for several years. This year due to the increasing cost of water I am experimenting with Hydratain. So far so good. That being said if I was watering 1/2 " twice per week before should I water 1/4" twice per week now or go to 1/2 " once a week so it get deeper? (I know "That's what she said")

[@jaycarbonneau1043]

I have the same manual sprinkler in this video and 90+ minutes didn’t come close to a half an inch in a tuna can challenge, but I had puddles and pooling in my yard. Thoughts? Also… I’m in Tampa and we just had more than 6” in 7 days. Anything to be mindful of with too much water?

[@ianallred3040]

Mine worked for about an hour, then got stuck in one spot and refused to move. I lifted the mechanism that causes it to "return" and it just spun super quickly in a circle for a while, but even that stopped working. Super disappointed in mine.

[@jaycarbonneau1043]

@@ianallred3040 I’m really happy with mine. It’s not a science, and every lawn is different. I’m really enjoying learning mine.

[@CantankerousDave]

That's a really good sprinkler for weird-shaped lawns. It's the Gilmour Pattern Master.