The Hidden Dangers of Overwatering, a Brief Overview 

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We all love a beautiful green lawn. It's a place for family fun and makes our homes look great. We often think more water means a better lawn. But too much water can actually cause big problems – for your plants, your wallet, and even our environment. This Page explains how overwatering hurts your lawn and wallet.

Money: Going Down the Drain

Overwatering doesn't just hurt your lawn; it hurts your wallet too. Your water bill goes up when you use too much water. You will have to spend money to replace plants that die from all the terrible effects of overwatering, including spending more to just keep everything alive. And if your house gets too wet, you could have big problems with your stucco cracking or foundation settling and cracking, which we have seen translate into tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in construction. Save money! BEST Sprinkler Co. can help you significantly reduce your current and future maintenance costs with a water wise system.

Roots and Plants: Getting Sick and Dying

When you give your lawn too much water too often, plant roots don't grow deep. They stay near the top where there is always water(1’-3’). Then, when it doesn't rain for a while and the landscape is getting baked in increasingly warmer summers, all the surface water evaporates and the roots can't reach what is stored deep down(4’-8’). Causing yellowing in your lawn and stress in your plants that can lead to death. (Taiz et al. 89). Too much water also causes plant disease, like root rot and others that lead to plant death (Agrios 374). Studies show that lawns with too much water get fungus more often. You do not want a fungus in your lawn. Contrary to popular belief, fungus including chronic ring spot is treatable, but its an expensive long process and sometimes you’ve spread to your neighbors, if they don’t treat it, it may never stop coming back to your yard. (Jones et al. 679). BEST Sprinkler Co. can help you reverse compaction from overwatering with an aeration and dethatching service. This service is also a key step in fighting root rot, fungus, grubs and compaction related issues

Bugs: Unwanted Guests

Wet places are perfect for bugs like mosquitoes, flies, and grubs that eat grass roots. Standing water is where mosquitoes breed, and they can spread fatal sickness (Farajollahi et al. 33). Grubs, which are little worm-like bugs, love constantly wet shallow(0’-3’) dirt and eat grass roots for a living. Grubs is another expensive problem with a long process to treat and sometimes you’ve spread it to your neighbors, if they don’t treat it, it may never stop coming back to your yard. (Potter 212). Keep bugs away! BEST Sprinkler Co. can help you keep a balanced yard that bad bugs don't like.

Soil and Plant Food: A Bad Foundation

Think of your lawn's dirt like the foundation of a house. If the foundation is bad, the house will have problems. Too much water makes the dirt hard and packed down. This makes it hard for plant roots to breathe oxygen critical for ATP uptakes final step in respiration. Meaning overwatering is directly linked to plant health decline (Brady and Weil 237). It also washes away the nutrients plants need to grow strong (Stewart et al. 45). A study in the Soil Science Society of America Journal showed that too much water kills the micro-organisms in the dirt that decorative plants require to synthesize ATP (Smith et al. 1121-1134). BEST Sprinkler Co. can make sure your plants roots get the right amount of water and no more.

Water and Our World: Doing Our Part

when water gets wasted because people over water their yard it carries pesticides and fertilizers into our rivers and lakes that cause algae blooms and effects the whole ecosystems health, maybe even yours and your families(Carpenter et al. 558). Be a proud Utahn and help protect our natural resources! BEST Sprinkler Co.’s mission is redefining

Watering the Right Way: A Beautiful and Healthy Lawn

The best way to water your lawn is to water deeply but not very often. Generally this is once every three to fifteen days depending on the time of year, your macroclimate, sprinkler efficiency and coverage, soil type and the hydro zones you have. The only time you should water more frequently then three days a week is by the direction of a professional recommendation (like for overseeding, planting, sodding, fertilizing etc.) Always follow your local municipalities watering recommendations until you can get a professional evaluation and recommendation. This helps the roots grow down deep and increases all your plants drought tolerance. to prevent water waste we take a 5 step approach. First data collection Drip systems put water right where the plants need it. The University of California says most lawns need about 1 to 1.5 inches of water a week, determining how much water actually gets distributed and where is the first step to water conservation (Hanson et al. 5). Have a beautiful yard without wasting water! BEST Sprinkler Co. can help you set up your water wise landscape.

In Short: Water Smart!

Too much water is a big problem. It hurts your lawn, costs you money, and can even hurt our environment. By watering the right way, you can have a beautiful lawn and save water and money. Call BEST Sprinkler Co. today at 385.349.0070! We can help you have the best lawn on the block.

Water and Our World: Doing Our Part

A lot of water gets wasted because people water their lawns too much. This is bad for everyone, especially in Utah where water is precious and in low supply. When too much water runs off your lawn, it carries pesticides and fertilizers into our rivers and lakes that cause algae blooms and effects the whole ecosystems health(Carpenter et al. 558). Help protect our water! BEST Sprinkler Co. can help you use less water and keep our rivers clean.

Watering the Right Way: A Beautiful and Healthy Lawn

The best way to water your lawn is to water deeply but not very often. Generally this is once every three to fifteen days depending on the time of year, your macroclimate, sprinkler efficiency and coverage, soil type and the hydro zones you have. The only time you should water more frequently then three days a week is by the direction of a professional recommendation (like for overseeding, planting, sodding, fertilizing etc.) Always follow your local municipalities watering recommendations until you can get a professional evaluation and recommendation. This helps the roots grow down deep and increases all your plants drought tolerance. to prevent water waste we take a 5 step approach. First data collection Drip systems put water right where the plants need it. The University of California says most lawns need about 1 to 1.5 inches of water a week, determining how much water actually gets distributed and where is the first step to water conservation (Hanson et al. 5). Have a beautiful yard without wasting water! BEST Sprinkler Co. can help you set up your water wise landscape.

In Short: Water Smart!

Too much water is a big problem. It hurts your lawn, costs you money, and can even hurt our environment. By watering the right way, you can have a beautiful lawn and save water and money. Call BEST Sprinkler Co. today at 385.349.0070! We can help you have the best lawn on the block.

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