The Smarter Way to Water Your Lawn

The a.m. is the best time to water the lawn because the air is cooler and there's usually not much wind to blow the droplets. In the middle of the day, water evaporates too quickly. And in the evenings, water can cling to the blades of grass overnight, which can cause lawn diseases. "My pet peeve is when people water at six o'clock or later in the evening," Maurer says. "The water sits there and promotes fungus. A wet lawn at night is the perfect condition for fungus to grow." Along with mowing the grass too short, he says, watering at night is about the worst thing to do for a lawn.

Homeowners who can't water in the mornings before work should do it on a weekend morning, he advises. "The best time is early in the morning: 4 a.m. to 10 a.m.," he says.

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