I water twice a day, once in morning and once about 5 or 6pm , no later than
that. It is ok to water in the evening as long as it is daylight for a
couple hours before night time. This hole watering once or twice a week
thing is for the birds. I tried that one inch of water per week and my lawn
was the worst in the neighborhood . So I went back to twice a day at
30minutes each time and my lawn should now be in a magazine. It looks great
and we are even getting pretty hot temps with no rain. That is the way that
works for me. You will get a higher water bill, but there are generally only
three months that I have to water that often, so it is worth it to keep my
lawn looking good.

Lasher

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"Brad and Julie Vaughn" wrote in message
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I have a lawn that was put in last October as sod. I live in St.
Louis, MO and it has been sunny dry and 90-100 for the last couple
weeks. My lawn is starting to turn brown It is in full sun from
6:00am to 5:00pm. I don't know whether I should cut it once a week as
usual or let it go for a little extra to get a bit longer. Will this
protect it more from the sun? Also, should I water every day since it
is hot and dry or should I do it every few days? Likewise I can't
water early morning due to work other than the weekends. Should I
water in direct sun, at dusk or at night? Thanks for your help.
Brad Vaughn

Don't know what type of grass you are growing there, but as a general rule
lawns are a spring and fall thing. In the heat of the summer your lawn
will
want to go dormant and the best thing for it is to let it do this. Just
make
certain that you don't have an insect infestation.

Peter H