To Water or Not to Water...we attempt to answer that question!

The subject of watering your lawn can be very confusing, there are many different ideas and variations on the right way to accomplish this task!  You can debate the best time to water, the amount of water you need, the type of sprinklers that work best, a soaking watering or a light watering and many other topics!  Sunbelt Turf Farms wants to educate you about this confusing topic.

How Much Water Does A Lawn REALLY Need?

A healthy mature lawn does not need watering every day or even every other day.

The lawn simply does not need this amount of water and can’t use it either!  Underneath your sod is soil that is a combined with silt, clay particles and sand.  There are porous spaces in this soil that fills up with water each time it rains.  As these spaces fill up with water, air is forced out.  If watering daily, the space is being filled with water, rather than   oxygen that is needed to encourage plant growth.  As the grass gets more and more water and less and less oxygen, the roots of the sod began to become choked and will die.  This results in a very shallow root system when a deep strong system is desired. 

Waste Not - Want Not

Overwatering is wasteful.  It is a waste of water and a waste of time!  It can also be a contributor to pollution.

One of the greatest natural resource available to us is ground water.  Wasting water on a lawn that isn’t in need doesn’t make sense.  Established lawns go dormant when dry in a drought situation, it will begin to grow again after a rain. So, your lawn will not die if you underwater it, it just goes dormant.  If you apply fertilizer to an overwatered lawn it is washed past the roots before it can be absorbed by the plant.  This will ultimately cause nitrate pollution in the ground water.

Sunbelt Turf Farms has a few tips for watering that will help you have a pretty lawn while being friendly to our environment:

• Water when your lawn's color is a dull green and footprints remain visible in the grass.
• Water between the hours of 6 am to 10 am or 4 pm to 7 pm.
• If you chose to use sprinklers, apply about 1/2 inch twice a week.
• Check the weather forecast for rain before you water, Mother Nature is always our best sprinkler system!

Sunbelt Turf Farm began in St. Clair County. Over 30 years have perfected the art of growing, selling and the delivery of quality turf grass. Customer satisfaction is paramount and we stand behind our turf grass. Expansions into Shelby and Talladega Counties successfully turned cotton fields and pasture land into beautiful green turf. Commercial and retail opportunities, pick-up or delivery, free estimates, fast turnaround and remaining environmentally friendly separate us from the rest.