| Summer Turf Tips | | | | to 4 times on these days starting early |
| | | | morning. Water for 5 to 10 minutes each time |
| - Check your sprinkler system for proper | | | | at 2 hour intervals. |
| coverage. | | | | |
| | | | - November through February: Usually no |
| - Follow the on and off watering tips here in | | | | irrigation is needed unless weather is |
| our information. Remember that your soil will | | | | extremely dry for 2 to 3 weeks at a time. |
| only absorb a limited amount of water at a | | | | |
| time. On and off watering at least 3 times on | | | | - Every lawn is different and you may have to |
| your watering day will promote deep roots and | | | | modify the above to meet your individual |
| a healthier lawn. | | | | needs. The key thing to remember is to keep |
| | | | the root area moist during the crucial |
| - As summer temperatures increase, raise the | | | | rooting period. |
| mowing height to 2 to 3 inches. | | | | |
| | | | - Mow as needed, maintaining a mowing height |
| - Fertilize every 4 to 8 weeks but cut back | | | | of 2 to 3 inches. Remove no more than 1/3 of |
| 25% to 50% of the recommended rate. | | | | the leaf blade per mowing. |
| | | | |
| - If dry spots appear check your sprinkler | | | | - Fertilize every 4 to 6 weeks during the |
| coverage. Water these dry spots by hand -- | | | | growing season. We recommend a granular, |
| please do not increase your irrigation timing | | | | well-balanced fertilizer without weed |
| to compensate for a few dry spots! | | | | control. The best way to find out how often |
| | | | your lawn needs to be fed is to mark your |
| - Be sure and keep your mower blade(s) sharp | | | | calendar when you make a fertilizer |
| -- a dull blade will injure the grass and | | | | application. When you notice the color begin |
| encourage disease. | | | | to fade, you will know you should have |
| | | | fertilized a week earlier. Check your |
| Spring Turf Tips | | | | calendar and this will give you the interval |
| | | | for fertilization. |
| - Mow your lawn as low as possible. This will | | | | |
| remove old, dead winter kill and thatch. This | | | | - Brown spots: Most lawns will get brown |
| allows sunlight to get to the soil and warm | | | | spots from time to time. Check your |
| it up -- this is key to early green up. Then | | | | sprinklers for coverage. Windy days and high |
| fertilize with a 16-6-8 fertilizer and your | | | | temperatures will result in varying patterns. |
| lawn will be on it's way. | | | | Water these trouble spots by hand. Do not |
| | | | increase the water to the entire area to |
| Winter Turf Tips | | | | eliminate isolated brown areas. |
| | | | |
| - Putting your sod to bed: after your last | | | | - Runoff: A lawn is one of natures best |
| regular mowing, fertilize with a 6-20-20; | | | | filters for airborne pollutants, applied |
| water appropriately, then winterize your | | | | fertilizers and chemicals. Runoff from any |
| sprinkler system. Keep in mind you may have | | | | landscape area, though, can pollute our |
| to hand water your lawn if the weather warms | | | | waterways and create treatment plant |
| up, which is typical with our Utah weather. | | | | problems. |
| | | | |
| General tips | | | | - Contrary to what some may want you to |
| | | | believe, lawns do not waste water, man does. |
| - For your new Utah lawn: check with your | | | | Lawns are of increasing importance to our |
| landscape professional to make sure the | | | | urban environment since we are removing vast |
| system is set for 3 to 4 times a day 10 to 15 | | | | amounts of natural vegetation and |
| minutes each cycle for the first 2 weeks. At | | | | agricultural land from the ecosystem, |
| the end of 2 weeks, continue the same | | | | replacing them with asphalt concrete and |
| watering pattern but cut back to every other | | | | buildings. Scientific studies have found that |
| day for 2 weeks, then cut back to every third | | | | many of the shrubs and trees we use in our |
| day. If water runs off, cut back on the | | | | landscapes may, in fact, consume more water |
| number of minutes. New sod is exempt from | | | | than a lawn of equal area. The point is not |
| watering regulations for 6 weeks. After the | | | | so much what to plant or use in your |
| first 6 weeks, follow the watering schedule | | | | landscape to achieve your desired effect, but |
| below: | | | | to efficiently manage the irrigation and |
| | | | maintenance of your landscape. |
| - March, April, September and October: Water | | | | |
| as needed to keep root area moist. On those | | | | - Utah sod is like people: it needs air, food |
| days water 3 times, 5 to 10 minutes at 2 hour | | | | and water to survive. When you properly |
| intervals. | | | | maintain your lawn with good water |
| | | | management, proper fertilization and mowing |
| - May through August: Water on the days and | | | | schedules, you will have a healthy beautiful |
| hours according to local ordinances Water 3 | | | | lawn for many years. |