Landscaping is, first of all, the ability to create and emphasize natural beauty, as well as to remove all unnecessary things. And only a competent approach allows us to embody such a design that looks great and harmonious in each season. And the main thing here is to remember the little things.
Any experienced landscaping specialist will confirm that a high-quality irrigation system is already half the beauty of a lawn. Otherwise, it is simply impossible to equip and maintain the lawn in proper condition. Moreover, no good landscaper will provide a guarantee for their work if automatic irrigation is not used.
Common mistakes you can make when watering your lawn
Frequent but short watering
Many people believe that it is better to irrigate the lawn more often but with less water. In fact, the opposite is true. Frequent watering stimulates the development of the superficial root system of the plants while the deeper roots weaken. Because of this, the lawn quickly loses its resistance to drought.
It simply becomes unable to pick up moisture from the deeper layers of the soil. And when the top layer dries up, the vegetation remains merely without moisture.
Watering should be abundant enough. The soil should be saturated with water up to 20 cm deep. This stimulates the roots to go deeper into the soil and subsequently makes the lawn more resilient. By the way, plant roots usually go 10 cm deep into the ground. However, some root processes are quite capable of going down half a meter or even more. This is just a plus for plants.
Over-watering
Often, lawn owners decide to simplify their work a little – they water the lawn abundantly so that they do not return to watering again for a longer time. This often leads to the formation of stagnant water. Of course, this should not be allowed. The lawn watering rate is 5-10 liters per square meter.
Due to the abundance of water, moisture will carry nutrients underground, causing rotting of grass and acidification of the soil itself.
By the way, puddles are often caused by irregularities in the surface of the lawn. Therefore, you need to worry in advance about the arrangement of the drain and drainage system. In some regions, the soil composition is too heavy. In this case, experts recommend using Orlando irrigation water pump repair.
Ignoring the time of day and weather
Morning or evening is great for watering. Nevertheless, many, seeing that it is extremely hot outside, decide to urgently water the lawn, for example, at lunchtime. Remember: do not water the plants when the sun is at its zenith. This can cause burns to the vegetation.
In hot regions, experts recommend watering lawns and other vegetation in the evening. But it is not too late for the water from the surface to have time to at least partially evaporate and not stagnate.
Over-controlling the water temperature
Many people believe that water temperatures below 10 ° C should not be used for irrigation. It is believed that this can provoke temperature shock in plants.
In fact, this is not true. The ground warms up enough throughout the day. And even if you use low-temperature water for irrigation, it will quickly heat up when it comes into contact with the ground.
In addition, the water has time to warm up, being in the tanks of the automatic irrigation system. Therefore, there is no point in controlling the temperature of the water.
How to properly irrigate your lawn?
To begin with, you must learn that watering directly depends on three key factors:
- Weather conditions;
- Type of soil;
- The depth of the root system.
Weather is the key factor in most cases. If the summer is hot outside, then the lawn should be watered daily. If the weather is not too dry, then you can water the lawn two or three times per week. With the onset of autumn and a decrease in the average daily temperature, you can reduce watering frequency. In cool weather, watering one time is enough for ten days.
Pay attention to the soil type as well. If the soil is sandy loam, you can irrigate the lawn in normal warm weather every 3-4 days. But lawns on clay soils can be watered less often – once every 7-10 days.
If the lawn is newly made, make sure that the soil constantly remains slightly damp. It needs to be watered every day since the soil without turf and vegetation quickly loses moisture. And in the future, the frequency depends on the type of soil itself and weather conditions.
Our team is well-versed in Orlando irrigation water pump repair. We’ve helped residential and commercial customers just like you reduce their water dependency, achieve major cost savings, and transform their lawns with these devices.
