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Garden and Lawn Tip
Just a simple tip I want to share. I always used to have problems
with fungus disease problems with my grass and didn't know why. I used to water my grass at night time, however I learned that watering at night is bad for your grass. You need to be aware that watering encourages brown patch and other fungus diseases. It is strongly recommended that watering the lawn be carried out between 5 and 8 A.M. I have a blog at http://gardenandlawncare.blogspot.com/ which has lots of other interesting tips and tricks about garden and lawn care. If you feel like checking it out I would recommend it. To your gardening success. |
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Garden and Lawn Tip
bkkfal wrote:
Just a simple tip I want to share. I always used to have problems with fungus disease problems with my grass and didn't know why. I used to water my grass at night time, however I learned that watering at night is bad for your grass. You need to be aware that watering encourages brown patch and other fungus diseases. It is strongly recommended that watering the lawn be carried out between 5 and 8 A.M. Sounds like your soil has poor drainage and perhaps areas of standing water... probably best to amend your soil to make it lighter and perform mechanical aeration regularly. When to water lawn grass is highly dependant on soil type and degree of rainfall. Some of the finast lawns on the planet grow on Long Island, NY. The soil is sandy and well drained. Automatic lawn irrigation is very popular there and is typically run early every morning, but during dry spells is run again at dusk. Most irrigation systems incorporate an electronic rain detector that shuts down the system during periods of rain. Watering lawns in sunlight is of course a total waste of water, grass roots do not take in water during periods of direct sunlight . |
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Garden and Lawn Tip
"Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:19:06 -0700, wrote: Just a simple tip I want to share. I always used to have problems with fungus disease problems with my grass and didn't know why. I used to water my grass at night time, however I learned that watering at night is bad for your grass. You need to be aware that watering encourages brown patch and other fungus diseases. It is strongly recommended that watering the lawn be carried out between 5 and 8 A.M. I have a blog at http://gardenandlawncare.blogspot.com/ which has lots of other interesting tips and tricks about garden and lawn care. If you feel like checking it out I would recommend it. To your gardening success. I've known about watering at night is not good for many plants, including roses. Another tip: A sharp mower blade will make a clean cut and that will help resist fungus/insect damage. A dull blade will shred the leaf. I sharpen my mower blades 2 or 3 times a year. A quick walk around the lawn helps too--removing fallen branches and other objects will help keep your mower blades sharper, longer. yup. I also cut my lawn higher than I used to and leave the grass in situ rather than use a catcher. I also don't bother watering my lawn now. If the rain doesn't do it the lawn goes dormant through summer. Autumn rains brings it back and spring seeding, due to a higher cut, fills in sparse patches. rob |
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