Neighbor called my lawn 'theoretical green' and it stuck

Bob next door said my lawn looked like it was green only in theory, not in practice. I was just watering every evening when I got home. Turns out watering at 6 AM instead of 7 PM cut my evaporation loss by about 30% here in Lethbridge. Anyone else switch their watering schedule and see a real difference?

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3 Comments

the_fiona14d ago

Switched my watering to 5 AM after I saw @keith_bennett mention timing last year and my grass actually stayed green through July, which never happens here.

claire_davis3114d ago

Hang on though, watering that early might just be teaching your grass to be weak and dependent on you. What happens if you miss a morning? Won't it just burn up faster because it never learned to handle the heat of the day? Plus, I've heard that early morning watering can actually promote fungal growth if the dew doesn't burn off fast enough. Seems like you're just trading one set of problems for another honestly.

keith_bennett14d ago

Catch the runoff from your downspouts and route it to a rain barrel. I hooked a 55-gallon drum to my garage gutter last spring in Medicine Hat. That free water lets me skip the tap entirely on my flower beds for about two weeks straight. Even with our dry summers, one good storm fills it up. Saves the well water for the lawn itself and keeps my bill down.