Lawn Watering Tips - How long should you water your lawn? In-ground System VS Manual Sprinklers.

There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding the best way to water your lawn. According to several turf science studies watering deep and less frequently is the best way to water in the summer. By soaking your lawn and letting the water penetrate down to the root zone you will achieve the best possible outcome.
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[@TimE_5150]

The best video about watering I have seen to date. Thank you!

[@tucmox]

I think you hit on just about every question I had about watering. I'm glad I like tuna! Great video. Thanks for the effort.

[@thelawnbeast1644]

So true. Neighbors around me do the same thing, water everyday for 10-15 minutes. To each there own, but I agree with watering deeply 2-3 times a week. Great vid man

[@TurfCulture]

Thanks!! I agree with you and I don't openly offer advice unless they ask me first.

[@TheLawnTools]

I need to measure my sprinkler. You’ve inspired me 😁

[@TurfCulture]

The Lawn Tools 😂😂

[@fountainhead73]

Very useful video. Loved the comment of that sound reminding of childhood! 😄

[@DaddingAllDay]

Great video! I’m actually filming one on using the manual method of watering with oscillating sprinklers and B-Hyve timers. For me, using an oscillating sprinkler it takes 1.25 hours to get .5”. Great video!

[@TurfCulture]

Cant wait to see that one, definitely takes time but it certainly can be done. Thanks Chuck!!!

[@DdCC-JIL]

Your grass looks beautiful

[@TurfCulture]

Thank you!

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

Great info Brandon. Reminds me that I need to see where my sprinklers need to be set at again.

[@TurfCulture]

Right on. I need to raise a few of mine a few inches, you can tell in the video that the water stream is a little low.

[@penguinlover1986]

Your neighbor might be talking about syringing. It is something golf courses do to lower the temperature of the soil during really hot days. Not meant as a substitute for watering deep and infrequent, but rather an additional thing you can do to get through heat stress.

[@kove]

Get info totally agree. Roots are going to go find water, keeper they go better off we all are. I'd also speculate a constant cap of thin water is poor for oxygen movement.

[@jorgegalvez3797]

Thx for the video it help! Can you lower your music on videos or make them to match your voice? Goes up too loud

[@lanitrasimmons3869]

Great video! Thank you!!!

[@xAmberDawn]

Sorry if this has been answered prior, but I'm new to the channel! 😎. What are the sprinklers you use? I am thinking of doing an in-ground system at my house so just looking into my options. ☺️

[@ciscofxb007]

thx for the useful information

[@YardGuy]

Great info Brandon!

[@rickjames6948]

As you found out, 10 and 20 minutes per zone is a waste of water. Not even getting the dirt wet. Most need 40 min per zone. Garden hose watering will take even longer. Why, there is less pressure and volume doing this compared to an irrigation system where the water comes next to most peoples meters.

[@rajeshjeetah9409]

VERY USEFUL.THKS

[@nedg3740]

Good stuff amigo. Great advice

[@TurfCulture]

Gracias mi amigo.

[@robertgiuliani4405]

It's not PSI alone. Gallons Per Minute (VOLUME) plays into it as well. Impact heads connected on the same feed is limited based on PSI and GPM as the water out of each head is reduced and can inhibit the impact head from properly functioning mechanically. A work around is setting them up to operate in a 360 degree pattern. The maximum number of impact heads will be around 2 to 3 on a connected hose configuration. Basically, impact heads would be set out in a quasi-zone configuration.

[@Kate98755]

that manual sprinkler was a childhood memory 😂

[@TurfCulture]

I love that sound, might just be me.

[@Kate98755]

@@TurfCulture sounds of summer

[@philipwood8776]

great video

[@andoreanesnomeo1706]

What about Hydretain and the like? Do they actually help reduce watering requirements, as advertised?

[@kennycooperkc]

Will a tuna can work for my sprinkler? You didn’t discuss my style of sprinkler 🤔

[@TurfCulture]

kenny cooper yes Kenny, you will probably need about 200 tuna cans. God speed.

[@rickjames6948]

Your system needs attention. First you need 6 inch popup rotors. Cool season grass is cut taller than southern lawns. Your heads are not above the grass leaves. You are getting a poor spray pattern from the tall grass. Also never run a rotor wide open meaning not diffused down. The more you diffuse the more you get what Rain Bird calls rain curtain action or more even watering from rotor to apogee of water stream. I think from the video you have some diffusion or it's from the wind. Yes diffusion lowers max water throw slash range.

[@Tundra_Guy]

Here's the issue with your reasoning. In the summer, roots aren't as long as they are in the Spring and Fall for cool season grasses. If you water deep and infrequent in the hottest part of the summer, water will go below the root zone and will be deemed useless for the short roots. Roots will not go deep looking for water in the summer. Many studies out there proving this. You're better off with less water more frequently in the hottest part of the summer. You can/should go back to deep and infrequent at the right times (Spring and Fall).

[@TurfCulture]

I’m sorry but that’s incorrect. You need to water deep and infrequent, especially during peak summer stress. The issue with watering lightly is you are only getting the grass blades wet and the irrigation doesn’t even get to the soil, this is a great way to encourage fungal pressure in the heat and humidity. Irrigating up to an inch or inch and a half in the summer is the perfect depth for root absorption. I’d love to see the university studies to support your hypothesis.

[@Tundra_Guy]

@Turf Culture No, it's you that's actually mis-inforned. Grasses want to go dormant in the summer, not grow their root depth. Deep and infrequent watering at this time sends water way below the root zone, rendering it useless. Roots aren't actively growing then and won't get to the water below. Educate yourself before giving out bad advice.

[@Piccolo_Re]

That depends on your soil type. If you have sandy soil then watering deeply is worthless, but if you have hard, clay soil, watering deeply is the right thing to do.

[@Tundra_Guy]

@@TurfCulture kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJjNdHWgfdFjars. Good explanation starting at 32 min mark.

[@janshelton189]

My city mandates two days per week for watering.

[@dianeclarkson9607]

Thank you.

[@TurfCulture]

You’re welcome

[@andreaolson7329]

What about an oscillating sprinkler?

[@TurfCulture]

Takes much longer to get the water down.

[@rickjames6948]

At 5:43 in the video, you can see how LOW your rotors are. Whomever installed those 4 inch rotors with your grass type should be "edumacated".

[@DaddingAllDay]

Is this video sponsored my Starkist Tuna?

[@TurfCulture]

Dang! forgot to leave that in the description!

[@MB-np2ur]

you water your lawn at full sun, at the top of the day?

[@dennismoore2245]

He addressed that. No, he runs his sprinklers in early morning. Just did this day for the video.

[@TurfCulture]

Truth!

[@rickjames6948]

Does your cell phone NOT have audio? He said he doesn't water in the day. Always one of the non-informed hanging around.

[@youreracist9583]

⁠@@rickjames6948and yet here you are, 11 months later... after someone else responded. bravo @rickjamesbitch is your comments on?

[@dumper87]

Forget to turn your mike on?

[@TurfCulture]

possibly

[@rickjames6948]

More like you forgot your cell phone speakers are off.

[@SSS-wo2hn]

35 minutes equals 1/2 inch then 70 minutes equal 1 inch which is 10 min per day for the week🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@TurfCulture]

There is a huge difference between watering 10 minutes per day and 35 minutes twice per week. When you water for 10 minutes you are not putting enough water out to property moisturize the soil. Deep and infrequent waterings, 35-40 minute watering cycles allows the irrigation to penetrate deeper and then properly dry out over the following days. Watering for 10 minutes at a time simply wets the grass blades and nothing else.

[@bulletproofrecon1082]

Can barely hear you with volume at max

[@LITTLEROCK2517]

yo

[@Mowssouri]

1st

[@MOJOERASER]

10 minutes a day isn’t enough

[@TurfCulture]

Not even close

[@rickjames6948]

Really, do tell..............

[@car9167]

I do 15 min, 3 times a week in DFW. Is that too low? The grass looks ok, no yellow or brown. How often you should to the flower beds and bushes?

[@miketheyunggod2534]

Look, it easy. Just water up to a half inch and you're good to go. It ain't rocket science and I didn't need a ten minute video.

[@TurfCulture]

What if you need to determine how long it takes for your sprinkler to apply a half inch of water? Isn’t there a process for that? Glad I could help and thanks for watching!

[@miketheyunggod2534]

@@TurfCulture place cups around the area and measure. mic drop.

[@TurfCulture]

@@miketheyunggod2534 that’s what I explained in the video 😂

[@ibmortality1617]

@@TurfCulture 😂 Got ’em!! That was funny. Good one bro 😎