Hit 100 consecutive days watering on a strict schedule and my lawn finally looks decent

I always heard you had to water deeply but rarely, around 1 inch per week, so I did that for 2 years with spotty results. Switched to 20 minutes every other day this spring and after 100 days my bermuda grass filled in patches I'd given up on. Anyone else find the "deep watering" myth didn't work for their specific soil type?

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margaretm2322d ago

Read somewhere that clay soil holds water way longer than sandy soil, so the deep watering advice might work better for some folks and not others. Your bermuda grass probably liked the more frequent schedule because it kept the top few inches consistently damp without drowning the roots. I heard a landscaper say most watering advice comes from arid regions, not humid climates where grass deals with different stress. The 20 minute thing makes sense if your soil drains fast enough to need that boost every other day.

olivia_harris1922d ago

My bermuda grass did the exact same thing after I gave up on the once-a-week deep soak method. I'm in Georgia with heavy clay soil and that 1 inch rule just left the ground rock hard between waterings. Switching to 15 minutes every other day finally greened up my lawn in about 60 days. Your 100 day milestone sounds like the sweet spot for seeing real results.