Hello,
Currently, it is quite dry everywhere, which has made the lawn here look like straw. I have heard that some people now use a timer to water their lawn at night, for example at 2 a.m., resulting in a beautifully green lawn.
Does anyone have experience with this? What exactly is needed for it?
So far, I only have a hose splitter with two outlets connected to my outdoor water tap, each running a polyethylene (PE) pipe with pop-up sprinklers. Until now, I have had to manually turn on the outdoor tap in the late afternoon and open the valve on the splitter for the desired PE pipe. Of course, this can be quite inconvenient and inefficient in the long run.
Currently, it is quite dry everywhere, which has made the lawn here look like straw. I have heard that some people now use a timer to water their lawn at night, for example at 2 a.m., resulting in a beautifully green lawn.
Does anyone have experience with this? What exactly is needed for it?
So far, I only have a hose splitter with two outlets connected to my outdoor water tap, each running a polyethylene (PE) pipe with pop-up sprinklers. Until now, I have had to manually turn on the outdoor tap in the late afternoon and open the valve on the splitter for the desired PE pipe. Of course, this can be quite inconvenient and inefficient in the long run.
At night, it is still cool enough here for dew to form on the lawn in the morning.
My drip irrigation system hasn’t run at all this year. The lawn only receives the minimum amount of water needed to encourage deeper root growth.
There is also a difference depending on whether the garden is large or small, and how big the lawn area is...
A lawn is the most demanding thing you can have.
My drip irrigation system hasn’t run at all this year. The lawn only receives the minimum amount of water needed to encourage deeper root growth.
There is also a difference depending on whether the garden is large or small, and how big the lawn area is...
A lawn is the most demanding thing you can have.
@rick2018
Then you are rather the exception when it comes to groundwater. Unfortunately.
Thank you for your response. I’ll pass it on like this. It’s not my lawn; I don’t have one, just some weeds and a meadow mix that is kept short and is currently more brown, except for a few weeds that are still blooming nicely. Except for the vegetable garden, all other plants get just enough water to survive, meaning weeks without any.
Then you are rather the exception when it comes to groundwater. Unfortunately.
Thank you for your response. I’ll pass it on like this. It’s not my lawn; I don’t have one, just some weeds and a meadow mix that is kept short and is currently more brown, except for a few weeds that are still blooming nicely. Except for the vegetable garden, all other plants get just enough water to survive, meaning weeks without any.
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Ytong202314 Jun 2023 08:36Causes of dried-out and brown grass include mowing too short and too frequently.
Lawn mowers, especially robotic ones, contribute to this as well. I have personally excellent and green grass. Yes, this also depends on soil quality.
However, there is no need to mow three times a week. Just leave the grass a bit taller and mow when rain is expected.
Lawn mowers, especially robotic ones, contribute to this as well. I have personally excellent and green grass. Yes, this also depends on soil quality.
However, there is no need to mow three times a week. Just leave the grass a bit taller and mow when rain is expected.
Even tall grasses turn brown; it would be nice if it were that simple. It’s getting cold here, but unlike @rick2018, we no longer have dew— the surfaces are too dry. We have been lacking rain for weeks now. Mulching, longer grasses, and so on help conserve water, but eventually, everything gives in. Last year, even the clover and prairie garden struggled, although that managed to survive three months without water.
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