How Often You Should Water Your Lawn in Michigan?
This is one of the most common questions asked by homeowners with regards to caring for their lawns. How often should you water your lawns and how much water does it need? Like most things, our lawns need just enough water to make it healthy, green and luscious. The most ideal amount of water your lawns need is about an inch or an inch and a half per week. With this amount of water, it can moisten your soil up to 6” down, which is the depth of a healthy grass root system. Watering daily however is not advisable especially if you’re only doing it to get that inch of water that your lawn needs every week immediately. Watering daily results in weak lawns that dry out fast because of the shallow root system that develops. In contrast, irregular watering with just the right amount of water to reach that inch by the end of the week permits roots to grow deeper, developing a strong root system that is healthy and weather ...