Lawn watering season is here. But are you one of those people that is using too much water to keep your lawn green? There is such a thing as using too much water, so let’s go over a few tips you can use to keep your lawn green and use less water.

#1 – Fix Broken Sprinkler Heads

If you have any lawn sprinklers that are broken and just shooting water straight up into the air you should get them fixed as soon as possible. This is a great way to stop from wasting a lot of extra water. Sprinkler heads are pretty cheap, so get it fixed quickly!

#2 – Water in the Morning

The most optimal time to water your lawn is in the morning. Watering in the afternoon is no good because you’ll just lose a lot of water to evaporation. If you water in the evening you’ll have fungus problems because your lawn will stay wet too long. So shoot for between the hours of 5 and 10 am.

#3 – Infrequent Watering

If you water your lawn every day you’re going to have a lawn with a very shallow root system. It’s best to water your lawn infrequently and even send it into drought mode from time to time so that the grass will develop a deeper, stronger root system.

#4 – Watch for Rain

Rain is nature’s natural lawn sprinkler system. A really easy way to waste water is to let your sprinkler system run when it’s raining or soon after it has rained. Let your system have a break and let nature do its thing!

I think that tips 1 and 4 are the ones that people need to pay more attention to. Fix any broken lawn sprinklers and don’t water while it’s raining or soon after. If you do these four things you’ll have a great looking lawn and use less water. In the end it really just means that you will spend less on your water bill!