Having a beautiful lawn and being water wise? It is possible.
Water is the most important aspect for anyone who wants a beautiful lawn, so checking your reticulation is the first priority of anyone who is wanting a beautiful, lush, green lawn.
The common mistake homeowners make
A lot of people have understood the WA Water Corp’s restrictions on homeowners to permit only 10 minutes of watering per station, per watering day. However, the truth is that it is a lot more than that. It’s actually 10mm of water per station, per watering day.
We have found this to be a great amount to maintain a beautiful, healthy lawn. The problem is that every house is different which means that there is no ‘one size fits all’ sprinkler run time; each person needs to work it out for themselves.
So how do you calculate exactly 10mm every time you water?
The answer is to measure your water usage by using free catch cups from your local retic shop.
Once you get some catch cups, place them on your lawn, run your sprinklers for 10 minutes to record how much water you collect. Use the following formula to find your perfect sprinkler run time:
[Sprinkler run time minutes] ÷ [mm of water collected] x 10 = [Correct sprinkler run time minutes]
So, for example, if you run your sprinklers for 10 minutes and collect 5mm of water, your formula should be 10÷5×10=20. For this example, 20 minutes of watering on the allocated watering days will give the perfect amount of water. Do this process on your lawn and repeat this process for every station.
If you still have any questions, watch this video below.
One more watering tip
Patchy water coverage will give a patchy lawn. Make sure your sprinklers are not blocked or damaged in any way.
Use the best quality sprinklers that you can afford as the higher quality sprinklers last longer and end up being better value for money.
Also remember that different sprinkler types may give different amounts of water so make sure you check your water usage over your whole lawn by placing your catch cups in several different spots.
If all of this seems too complicated or time consuming, contact Silverstone Gardening today. We have several retic experts available to help.
