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Watering Tips for Your Lawn & Garden

“A great looking lawn and garden requires the right amount of water.
Watering your lawn sounds obvious, but a lot of homeowners overlook this step and expect Mother Nature to take care of it for them!”, said Chris Dominy, local owner of BestYard.com and the Weed Man Lawn Care for Arapahoe and Douglas counties.

“Here are tips to water properly.

1. Measure. Start with a rain gauge to keep track of how much water your lawn is receiving from rainfall, and supplement with an irrigation system or timed sprinklers. If you do not have a rain gauge use a tuna can to measure 1”

2. The Right Amount. Water your lawn when it needs it. Pay attention to temperature, sunlight, wind, and natural precipitation patterns in your area. Lawns generally require from 1 to 2.25 inches of water per week to thrive. Less is needed on cool or shady days and more in hot sunny summer days.

3. The Right Time of Day. Water your lawn in the early morning while the air is still cool. Afternoon watering causes water to evaporate too quickly, while evening watering promotes extended leaf wetness and the spread of disease.

4. The Right Amount of Time. Water your lawn fewer times to a deep of 4 – 6” to encourage a healthy root system. Do not do frequent short and shallow watering which promotes surface root growth, not deep root growth.

5. The Right Places.It is also critical to keep your manual or automatic system tuned to get the most from your system on every watering opportunity but not waste water. Industry experts estimate that 30-50% of water is wasted due to poorly tuned and poorly designed systems. Do you find that your system is spraying a lot of concrete driveways and sidewalks? Does your system spray shrubs and plants instead of using more efficient drip irrigation that saves water?”

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About BestYard.com

BestYard.com has provided clients beautiful yards and the time to enjoy them since 1998.

Clients enjoy award winning, full service, one stop shopping for all their mowing, gardening, landscaping, irrigation, Christmas lighting, and snow removal needs.

BestYard.com has the Weed Man USA franchise for Douglas and Arapahoe counties that provides environmentally responsible fertilization, weed control and integrated pest management services

BestYard.com is in the client satisfaction business. Our focus is on our client’s complete satisfaction. We exist to serve our clients.

Awards

• BestYard has more Five Star Google, Yellow Pages, & Super Pages Reviews than any other lawn care company in Colorado.
• A Better Business Bureau A+ Rating.
• Awarded “Best Lawn & Garden Maintenance Company” for nine consecutive years from 2009 - 2016.
• Entrepreneur Magazine named Weed Man “America’s #1 Lawn Care Franchise” in 2015. Forbes Magazine named Weed Man as “Top 10 Franchises” in 2015.