best time?

[chopsticks33]

when do you think the best time to water is?? I've heard both ways...if you water in the middle of the day, the water just burns off, but if you water at night, the grass can get mold. So I guess the question is: morning, middle of day, evening, or night?

[Splicer]

Morning...

[yrdandgardenhandyman]

when do you think the best time to water is?? I've heard both ways...if you water in the middle of the day, the water just burns off, but if you water at night, the grass can get mold. So I guess the question is: morning, middle of day, evening, or night?



morning.

http://www.allaboutlawns.com/lawn-maintenance-care/watering/when-is-the-best-time-to-water.php

[Trinity Lawn Care, LLC]

Ditto that.

[topsites]

The earlier in the morning, the better. There exists some argument between the times, but somewhere around 3-5am but no later than 6am.

I myself am not a morning person but I only water when it gets really bad, then I do it once real good, and I do this in the evening because it takes 3 days to water my acre lot one time... I watered it this way 3 times in the preceding drought we had (so maybe once / month, for 2 hours / section).

NEVER water in the middle of the day, that's as dumb as full throttle acceleration up a STEEP hill.

[PastyWhite]

Morning. My sprinklers start at 4 and are done by 6:30 or 7:00.

[DLS1]

A local lawn expert on the radio said that Kansas University or Kansas State can't remember which one has done testing and that it is best to water in the middle of the day. It cools down the grass and the roots go deeper into the ground than watering at other times.

Makes sense I mean I would want to get water when I am the thirstiest. Like all long held beliefs it will take a long time of hearing it is best to water during the hot part of the day before people will switch.

[General Landscaping]

Middle of the day may be best for the grass.... but it is a terrible waste of water.

[yrdandgardenhandyman]

A local lawn expert on the radio said that Kansas University or Kansas State can't remember which one has done testing and that it is best to water in the middle of the day. It cools down the grass and the roots go deeper into the ground than watering at other times.

Makes sense I mean I would want to get water when I am the thirstiest. Like all long held beliefs it will take a long time of hearing it is best to water during the hot part of the day before people will switch.


Only 10% of the water is used for growth. The other 90% is used to cool the grass. So if you water in the middle of the day, you allow the grass to get hot. If you water early in the morning you allow the plant to regulate it's own temperature before it becomes overheated. And the grass receives more useable moisture as more water soaks in and is absorbed by the plant when it is cooler. By watering at midday, a lot of that moisture evaporates before the plant can use it.

[topsites]

Middle of the day may be best for the grass.... but it is a terrible waste of water.

We may have had a LOT of rain here lately, but drought-wise we're not out of the woods yet. And once the water is shut off, the heat from the sun steams what is left and that isn't exactly good, either.

DJ's should play music, not discuss lawn watering tech.

[chopsticks33]

DJ's should play music, not discuss lawn watering tech.

DJ....what?

[chopsticks33]

whoops i get it now. nevermind.