I water if I reseed an area
I think I watered once a few years ago when we had a dry hot spell
But I felt like I was throwing an ice cube in the desert :laughing:
I have landscaped & have been adding small trees to help shade areas
Once you start watering it seems the grass then needs the water
So if you stop...then the lawn suffers worse....IMO
Recomended for our area is an inch a week. Spring and early summer rains takes care of that. In the heat of the summer the grass will stress too much and go dormant or die. It's going to turn brown either way and reseading is a lot cheaper then $300 water bills.
Should I fertilize the lawn as well? To try and revive and keep healthy? Or do it at the beginning and end of season? I plan on reseeding in September. Do it then?
It seems like the only time a lawn really needs watering is when it doesn't rain... and then the drought restrictions go in effect, so you can't water your lawn!
When you reseed, you do have to water once or twice a day (unless it rains) until all the seed germinates.
I didn't water my lawn about 4 summers ago and it turned brown, dusty and ugly. Since then, I've only watered during the summer every other day and was OK.
I think I'm going to purchase the Black and Decker cordless cultivator and get some Scotts Patchmaster Tall Fescue Grass.
Been researching and looking at people's blog posts and it looks like it grows very well and may be much cheaper than getting grass seeds, fertilizer, etc..
In any case, I am watering the lawn plenty enough. My seeds started to germinate and can see it sprouting. Will continue my regular routine.
Thanks!
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