"Buderschnookie" wrote in message
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"Dioclese" NONE wrote in message
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Curious as to how much water is needed for irrigation for the typical
lawn in terms of inches in the typical growing season, this includes rain
as well in my question?



The number that is most often tossed around is one inch per week.
As others have mentioned this depends on several factors.



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Toni
Hills of Kentucky
USDA Zone 6b
http://www.cearbhaill.com







Inch per week is over 4 feet of water per year during the growing season.
As an example, let's go with that figure. Also, let's assume 2 feet of
precipitation during the growing season distributed ideally throughout that
period. Assume high humidity periods when irrigation is actually
implemented and shortly after that for maximum water absorbing time. Assume
mediocre high temps at worst, and mostly partly cloudy days. Barring heavy
snow or sudden cold spell, assume the grass goes visibly dormant in
mid-November and remains that way until mid-March. Leaving 8 months of
water aiding during the typical year. Assume the entire lawn is
approximately 1/4 of an acre. What is the water volume in terms of gallons
for 2 feet to cover this area? What is the cost in terms of dollars in the
average municipality including bogus sewer fee watering this particular lawn
over the 8 month period?
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Dave

If it looks like fish, smells like fish, its not
a cantaloupe.