Summer watering, without the waste.
How much your lawn really needs in a Richmond July, and the quiet signs you are overwatering.
A Richmond July is where good lawns quietly get wrecked, and almost always by too much water, not too little. Your grass wants about an inch a week, rain included, so in a normal week you may not need to run a thing.
The folks with the spongy yards and the surprise water bills are the ones giving it a little every night. Set an empty tuna can on the lawn while the sprinkler runs. When it's got an inch, you're done, and most people are stunned how fast that is.
Water early, before the heat, so it soaks in instead of burning off and the blades dry before dark.
Evening watering feels responsible. It is actually how most summer lawn disease gets started.
Walk the yard in the morning and step on the grass. Springs back, you're fine. If your footprint stays pressed in, it's thirsty. Beats any timer you own.
- IrrigationNearly everybody's running too long for July.
- Brown patchShowing up in yards that water at night.
- Crepe myrtlesAbout to pop, right on schedule.
That's the ticket. See you in the yard.
Pamela and the YardMasters crew
Need us in your yard? Get a free estimate, or text the crew at (804) 744-4733.
Midlothian, VA · since 2009
