Is it possible my area gets enough morning dew to not water? (7b, north of Atlanta)
We do get very heavy morning dew. If I run my shoes through the grass the water will penetrate the mesh on top of my shoes.
Still, can that possibly be enough?
I never see anyone watering in my area this time of year. More than that no one even has front yard sprinklers and I don't see any visible hoses. The gentleman across the street from me has the ideal lawn I'm trying to get to and still I never see him water. I work from home most days and get up before sunrise so I think I would have seen SOMEONE.
Posted Oct 13, 2016, 2:41 PM UTC
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It's more likely that your area gets enough rain that it's not necessary.
Thanks for the answer.
I'm planning on applying Scott's weed and feed this weekend.
Can you recommend a watering regimen to compliment that?
The package says to water it in within 24 hours, iirc. Other than that, it's just however much water your type of grass needs to thrive, probably an inch a week.
A lot of people on here don't like the weed n feed together and prefer to spot treat weeds with something like Weed-b-gon (you buy the concentrate and a pump sprayer, just spray where there are weeds). Do you have any particular problem weeds that you are trying to eliminate?
I'm living in the area for just a couple years and I'm kind of obligated to go with the landlords "suggestions" (weed and feed for now). We're going to do the whole aerate, fertilize, seed in spring. For now I just want to try to keep it green as possible. He's a really nice guy and appreciates my initiative and feels confident with his input. So I don't think I'm going to contradict him, unfortunately.
I'm a total noob but the grass seems half weed/half grass. (http://imgur.com/wZ7VE22).
Since I'm just renting I hesitate to get too involved but I would like a green lawn to compliment the house.
Thanks again for the insight.
The weed and feed just doesn't appear to do that great of a job with the weeds since it has to stick to their leaves. Make sure that everything is still damp when you spread it like the bag says to do. In the spring make sure to drop some crabgrass preventer pre-emergent herbicide.
I might be blind, but that doesn't look like weeds + grass, that looks like St. Augustine grass + Bermuda grass. If that's the case, make sure you get the correct weed & feed. Scott's has some that is for "Southern Lawns" but has in smaller print not to use it on Bermuda.
Edit: I take that back. The "st. augustine" looks more like crab grass that has been cut short.