Watering Your Lawn
Established Lawns
All lawns need water in dry periods.
- At the height of summer Cool Season lawns will need deep watering at least 2-3 times a week
- Warm Season grasses can require one deep watering a week, or more depending on conditions.
- Encourage deep roots by watering your lawn thoroughly rather than a light sprinkling more frequently.
- During cold locations in winter, Warm Season grasses go into a dormant phase so watering is not required.
Handy Tip: If you walk on your lawn and it doesn’t spring back – it needs water.
New Lawns
Extra care should be taken when watering germinating seeds or newly establishing lawns.
- Watering during the germination phase is key.
- The sown area needs to be continually damp during the first weeks of germination.
- This can mean you need to be watering multiple times a day.
- If the weather is particularly warm and windy you'll need to spray often with a gentle watering.
In the summer months Great Aussie Lawns recommends Wett Up, a granular lawn wetting agent that helps prevent water repellent soils in your garden and lawn. Apply Wett Up 1-2 times each summer and save water from run off. It's also non-hazardous.
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