Summer Heat Means More Water – But How Much More?

All of us living in the Valley of the Sun know that the summer heat means you need more water to keep your commercial property green and beautiful.  OK, but how much water and when to water are key concerns for the commercial property manager and their staff.

If you want to automate your sprinkler system you can do just that.  There are systems that both measure the water content of the greenscape and talk with the weather service to consider the likelihood of rainfall.  Smart-Watering can be very effective.

Keeping your water use-age in line also means knowing when to water to help stay ahead of evaporation.

The drier and hotter it is, (sort of describes Arizona, doesn’t it) the faster water will evaporate. However, the water droplets on the grass will not soak into the ground anyway. They will stay on the grass and evaporate (unless it starts raining). Hot, dry heat just makes this happen faster. You need to make sure water soaks the ground properly when watering, no matter the temperature. So in other words: It won't make a difference.

The most important factors to consider are;

1) the relative humidity of the air about your lawn

2) and the temperature of the water itself.

3) how you deliver the water to the greenscape

You want to water long and deep to be the most effective.  Deeper ground water is much less affected by evaporation, than surface water.  Watering at night supports reduced water useage.  Water that is delivered by air spraying evaporates more that water delivered by a drip type sprinklers or irrigation.  Yes, irrigation water does evaporate at the surface, but that is less than spraying water into the air to aid disbursement.

Damaged and in-effective sprinklers also are large water wasters.  You can lose thousands of gallons of water when a sprinkler head is damaged or fails.  Heads can fail or be altered (think mowing) so that the coverage doesn’t reach the needed area.  This leads to both wasted water and the loss of viable grass.

No matter what is the true cause of the problems your landscape is having Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance can help.

It doesn’t matter to us whether you want lush lawns, desert landscaping or some type of landscaping in between, we can help.  To find out how give us a call at 623-848-8277.

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