Lawn watering season is here. But are you one of those people that is using too much water to keep your lawn green? There is such a thing as using too much water, so let’s go over a few tips you can use to keep your lawn green and use less water.

#1 – Broken Sprinkler Heads

If you have any lawn sprinklers that are broken and just shooting water straight up into the air you should get them fixed as soon as possible. This is a great way to stop from wasting a lot of extra water. Sprinkler heads are pretty cheap, so get it fixed quickly!

#2 – Water Your Lawn in the Morning

If you wait to water your lawn until the afternoon or evening you’re going to lose a lot of water to evaporation. And if you water your lawn too late in the day you run into the problem of your lawn staying wet longer than it should and growing fungus. This is why it’s best to water your lawn in the morning!

#3 – Infrequent Watering

If you water too regularly your lawn with have a very shallow root system. If you actually let it go into drought mode a little bit now and then your lawn will grow deeper roots and be stronger for it.

#4 – Watch for Rain

Rain is nature’s natural lawn sprinkler system. A really easy way to waste water is to let your sprinkler system run when it’s raining or soon after it has rained. Let your system have a break and let nature do its thing!

You really can have a nice looking lawn without using a ton of extra water. Use these tips and you’ll not only have a nice looking lawn; you’ll also save money doing it!