Watering Your Lawn

Established Lawns

All lawns need water in dry periods.

• At the height of summer Cool Season lawns will need deep watering at least 2-3 times a week
• Warm Season grasses can require one deep watering a week, or more depending on conditions.
• Encourage deep roots by watering your lawn thoroughly rather than a light sprinkling more frequently.
• During cold locations in winter, Warm Season grasses go into a dormant phase so watering is not required. 

Handy Tip: If you walk on your lawn and it doesn’t spring back – it needs water.

New Lawns

Extra care should be taken when watering germinating seeds or newly establishing lawns.

• Watering during the germination phase is key.
• The sown area needs to be continually damp during the first weeks of germination. 
• This can mean you need to be watering multiple times a day.
• If the weather is particularly warm and windy you'll need to spray often with a gentle watering.

In the summer months Great Aussie Lawns recommends Wett Up, a granular lawn wetting agent that helps prevent water repellent soils in your garden and lawn. Apply Wett Up 1-2 times each summer and save water from run off.  It's also non-hazardous.  

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