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ASSUREGREEN
PROPERTY SERVICES
ASSUREGREEN
PROPERTY SERVICES
The good news is that it is finally starting to cool off in the Tampa Bay area. This also means that your lawn will require much less water than it does during our scorching summer months. Not surprisingly in the dog days of Summer evaporation and transpiration are major issue that reduce the effectiveness of your watering schedule. In the winter months those effects are reduced, as is the growth rate of grasses. In Florida, warm-season grasses such as St. Augustine, Bahia, or Bermuda go into a dormant stage during the cold months of the year, awaiting warmer spring temperatures to begin new growth. And yet, irrigating your lawn correctly in winter will decide if it will return healthy and green in the spring.
A healthy lawn is a properly watered lawn. Giving your lawn more or less water than it needs will harm long-term turf health in more than one way. Here are some of the effects of over-watering and under-watering your lawn.
Over-Watering:
Under-Watering:
In terms of the amount of water applied each time to your lawn, watering in winter is not much different from watering any other time of the year. Your lawn still requires sufficient water and nutrients to be able to sustain winter damage and come back vivid and green in spring. What changes is the frequency: during summer, your lawn may require watering twice a week, whereas in the cold season, when temperatures are cooler and water doesn’t evaporate as fast, watering it once a week should be fine.
Since there’s no set schedule for watering your lawn in fall and winter, a good way to know when it’s time to water is to simply keep an eye on your lawn. Your grass will tell you when it needs to be watered by showing signs of drought stress or by changing its color. A simple watering schedule would apply about an inch of water when the leaf blades are seen folded in half or if they take on a blue-gray tint rather than keeping their dark green color. The same amount of water should be reapplied when drought is noticeable again.
Need help getting your Palm Harbor lawn through the Winter? Give Assure Green a call today at (727) 797-4040 to learn more about our services and to schedule a free consultation.
Phone:
727-797-4040
Email:
assuregreenlawn@gmail.com
Address: 140 Pine Ave South Oldsmar, FL 34677
Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 8am – 5pm
Locally owned and operated AssureGreen Property Services specializes in pest management and grass fertilization. Serving the Tampa Bay region for more than 30 years, we are proud of the work we do and the services we offer. Fully licensed and insured, trust AssureGreen for your lawn and pest control needs.