Waterering Schedule

New Lawn Watering Schedule

Establishing lawn in Winter (Wet and cool Weather)
0-1 week Irrigate 10min (5mm) Once a day in the morning
1-3 weeks Irrigate 10min (5mm) Every second day in the morning
3-8 weeks Irrigate 10mm (5mm) Every third day in the morning

Establishing lawn in Early Spring/Autumn (Mild Weather)
0-2 weeks Irrigate 10min (5mm) 2 times a day; [am, early pm]
2-3 weeks Irrigate 20min (10mm) Once a day in the morning
3-8 weeks Irrigate 40min (20mm) Every second day in morning
PS : In very hot conditions water every day

Establishing lawn in Late Spring/Summer (Hot weather)
0-2 weeks Irrigate 10min (5mm) 3 times a day; [am, noon, pm]
2-3 weeks Irrigate 10min (5mm) 2 times a day; [am, early pm]
3-8 weeks Irrigate 20min (10mm) Once a day in the morning
After 8 weeks Irrigate 40min (20mm) Every second day in morning
PS : In very hot conditions use 3-8 weeks watering schedule

Buffalo lawn: Cut down watering to once every second day for 10 minutes after the
first 10 days in shady areas in any season, or else it will rot. Rotting is the result of
too much water and not enough sun.

Established Lawn Watering guidelines (After 8 weeks)
(Water in the morning before 6am)
Jan/Feb       20mm every second day                            August  20mm once a fortnight
March       20mm every third day                                   September 20mm every fifth day
April       20mm every fourth day                                   October 20mm every fourth day
May       20mm every fifth day                                       November 20mm every third day
Jun/July     No watering                                                 December 20mm every second day

These watering guidelines are not necessarily compliant with the Water restrictions currently in place, please check with your local water authority.

Handy Hints
• In order to know how much water your system is applying you need to measure its output. All you need is an empty ice cream container which is placed out on the lawn. Then turn the sprinklers on and time how long it takes to gather 10mm of water in the container. This will give you the correct setting for the duration of watering for that station on your controller. Check different spots to make sure you get an even coverage and that no spots get less than the minimum.
• If your lawn show signs of stress (wilting and discolouration) then you need to give it a good drink of 10mm of water per day until the colour comes back. In most cases dry spots should be treated with wetting agent and hand watered if required.

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