How to Water Your Lawn During Droughts
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Doc explains the short cycle method of watering your lawn. It's not meant to be a deep lawn watering, but simply allow your lawn to survive during hot and dry conditions.
due to drought, heat and grubs my lawn looked horrible. i had to figure this out since i am tired of digging up bad grass. I found Doc's channel and watched countless video's. The turnaround my yard has experienced is nothing short of amazing and i expect it to only get better. Thank you Doc for what you are doing. Saved my yard and it now my wife has only good things to say about our yard. LOL
Glad I could help!
Iam digging the docs farm life videos ....started watching u for grass tips but this is good all.around stuff thnx doc
He could do a video about paint drying and I would still watch it. I love watching his videos.
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Doc you have a gorgeous property. I am pushing these same type of goals. God bless brother.
For all of the naysayers and trolls, I've been following Doc's channel for about 4 years, followed his advice including the Lawncare Guide, and my Bermuda lawn is the envy of the neighborhood. I love the comments from people walking by. I wish I could post before and after pictures here. I also put Dirt Booster in my raised garden bed, and DAMN! Great results.
Love my trolls...
Same here. I live in south Texas and learned a lot from watching his videos around the same time. I have the greenest yard on the block every growing season and get compliments ALL the time.
during drought i was doing 3 min each station morning and night every day. I'll try your method, thanks!
Try 3 months of no rain out here in AZ
I have been watching for a few years now being that I'm in GA and needed guidance for my new hobby/love. Docs videos and calendar helped me tremendously on my new venture. PGF balance, PGF complete, greenshocker, humichar, and dirt booster are an amazing combo that took my lawn to the next level. I dont comment at all on this platform but I just wanted to say thanks. Im still very new but would like to pick your brain sometime on a continued issue( darn GA clay😂).Regardless, thanks again for the content!
Doc, if you line the floor with vinyl sheet flooring, it’s so much easier to clean. You just scrape it & put new bedding down.
Hey Doc! I’m in San Antonio and summers are brutal. I have done the short watering cycle and it works. We have tiftuff Bermuda so it does tolerate heat well but constant triple digits can stress it out. Your suggestion definitely works! As always, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
What time of the day do you water?
@@unaffiliated_x9279 I start at 5 am for 6 min each station.
I am in Myrtle beach SC with cool season grass. I set my irrigation to 7 minutes each zone starting at 3:30 am everyday. Let’s see how this works. It’s looking good except it’s browning where a tree was removed. Hand watering that area too. Thanks!
I'm in Houston, Texas. This year I finally had my irrigation system put in. My system starts at 3:00 a.m. everyday and I usually water 5 minutes per Zone. So far so good!
Do you have a rotating sprinkler head?
@@3rdyellow no. HE VAN's
@@3rdyellow Yes they are high pressure I think that’s what you call it, they put out more water. So far so good.
In Florida, the rule is can water only 2 times a week. Im an odd number address so it is Wed and Sat. Lawn turned brown, last week high 90s and no rain for almost 4 weeks.
Yes, we had the same when we were on the city water.
Here in San Antonio we're in drought conditions EVERY year and you can only water once a week on your designated days!
I was about to say the EXACT same thing! My neighbor got a citation and a court hearing for watering on a non-watering day here in San Antonio. So, it's once a week watering for me; about 30 minutes for each zone (2 split 15 minute sessions to avoid run off). I wish we could water earlier than 7am too. I think the time restrictions here are ridiculous as well.
@amadorivasphotography474 yeah I had SAWS come out and do an audit on my system, they recommended 3x 10 minutes to prevent run off. Drought rules suck.
I'm in New Braunfels and have the greenest yard on the block. I only water every Friday morning/evening on my designated watering day and I learned about using humic DG and hydretain from Doc about 4 years ago. I will die on this hill defending the products, it's a game changer for us south Texans.
People need to understand: Docs videos from when he was at his old house are more geared towards the lawn general homeowners. His farm now: we’re along for the ride of what the man wants to do and what makes him happy. Its different now. The channel has changed. The lawn advice from 2018 still applies. Grass hasnt changed. Just enjoy it.
I’ve been following Doc for 4’years now and I have learned so much from him. The channel has changed due to the new residence but he is still applying the same rules. As you said @MrGermany18, grass doesn’t change! I swear by the Anderson products and I even have screenshots of all the products I use with bullet points as to their purpose, how to use, etc., including cost, and place them in binders and hand them out to people who ask questions and motivated to spruce up their lawn! Just spreading Doc’s wealth of knowledge. 🏆 My husband jokes and tells people that I hold class in the garage on Saturdays. 😜
@@DelaTX Lol yeah just ordered some more PGF Complete. Lawn color looking a bit mid.
Doc, I pre germinated Monaco for 8 days in the bucket, spread the seeds yesterday and just now looking with the flashlight there are grass blades EVERYWHERE, I put down lots of dirt booster down as well and used humichar as my carrier for the wet seeds, dirt is BLACK lol I waited until the top layer of Monaco started germinating. Wow grass blades in 1 day, was 95 F today.
Nice
2 weeks without rain is not bad in California, try going 5 or 6 months. (Shake and bake)
exactly Bro
Haha, same in Texas summer where it will be 110F for 3 months with zilch rain. The sprinklered circle will still be greenish and the area out of the circle would be brown yellow.
You have alot going on thanks for the video.
yea the drought continues here in the piedmont area too. maybe we will get relief from some tropical waves, glimmer of hope.
Go with the barn look. It will look awesome. Lowe’s has a Kilz Barn Red and a White.
I'm in your neck of the woods, the heat is getting brutal out there!
EXCELLENT video! Where are you located - I mean which zone? Just wondering about your weather there.
I've been doing similar. 5 mins each zone every morning.
We have a 8 month female puppy and she is killing our grass in spots! Any advice would really appreciate it!
Doc, may I ask what you do for a living to live this smart way of life? You are so informed and knowledgeable along with your talents…Thanks
Doc - I need to use a long distance sprinkler - 100 ft - I remember you mentioning a website for sprinklers? Request posting the link. Thank Sir and learning a lot from your channel.
I'm guessing since you've been to the beach house lately, you are sporting a new big straw hat like you've had before. Like it ... I should try one.
Thank you for the inspiration , I'm in the process of trying to repair a old and neglected Bermuda lawn. I'm fairly certain this is common Bermuda. It hasn't been touched in a decade or more. Just left to it's own devices. I've sprayed weed killer twice ( mix of Certainty and Celcius) and just put down biochar. I'm wondering at what height I should be mowing this grass. It's currently under 1 inch and doesn't seem to be growing much. Should I just leave it to grow for a couple of weeks? Thanks for all the great info on Bermuda.
You got some new shoes Merrell 👍👍
Thanks Doc!
I have multiple types of bermuda, how do you recommend converting to Yukon bermuda?
Have you heard of sundancer buffalo grass? Saw a old video asking about suggestions and throwing it out since you are planning to convert to yukon Bermuda atm. Anyways thanks for the confirmation on light and frequent water in drought, its nothing but the opposite for the general rule of thumb with no mention of what to do in extremes.
Wouldn't the opposite be true for survival ... let it go long and survive on less water out of necessity? I'm in a similar climate to Doc in northern Louisiana and I've been letting it get long and sometimes to the point of seed heads in peak droughts like July 2024. The grass isn't a perfect carpet at times but that is ok by me. This seems to be a survival alternative for those of us who can't get to the lawn 2-3 times a week. But my gosh that lawn is beautiful!!!
This dry weather in Georgia we've been having is rough. I just did top dressing and we could use a good rain here in Cumming GA to water all this in.
Also in Cumming. Did you get the big yellow bag of leveling soil from SuperSod?
@progression_decibel too expensive. Top dressing mix from Golden Landscape
@@mattsawesomeshow Oh yea those folks! I'll check it out thanks. Also need to get a few landscaping boulders. They deliver the mix to your driveway for a reasonable fee?
@@progression_decibel I usually pick up a yard in my trailer. $65.00. I did 9 yards of leveling top dressing mix a few years ago. It was $60.00 delivery.
I have perennial rye in central CA- no rain since March, steady 90-100 degree heat. I water in the morning then another short cycle around 3:00pm my lawn is staying green. Tried the deep and in frequent method but it did not work for my climate.
Using the Yukon in Oklahoma and its been 100 degrees and I am watering at 9pm and 9 am . Using a reg Honda mower cutting about one inch still have a lot of dead grass under the green …. Been fertilizing with weed and feed maybe it’s killing weeds under but it looks like some dead hybrid mixed in. Think I am not going to use that stuff anymore . See if it helps .
Thanks for info
Still recommend Super Juice?
Doc, you want less work on that coop you need to change out that flooring! Put heavy duty grate so the chicken poop will go straight down. Would have been better on wheels so you could move it around as well.
Actually with the deep bedding method you only clean out once a year.
Doc, Aside from heat stress from my neighbors window reflecting the sunlight in a rectangular patch on my zoysia,I just discovered that there is some gravel and rock about 2 inches below my zoysia where it’s been turning yellow (over the past two years during the hottest part of summer) I’m guessing because of the heat that heats up the rock takes away the moisture? And the grass area is about 6‘ x 6‘ area. What’s the best way of trying to get the gravel dug out from under it without destroying my yard?
Have a few clay "Hot Spots". Does Dirt Booster Plus help those HotSpots?
Live in Arizona n there’s no rain never ever lol it’s already hitting 110 to 114
how deep are your shallow wells? and how much area can they irrigate, adequately?
The one here is a bored well... 30" x 25' you can run it dry if you run for over 45 minutes but refills within the hour.
I water only so the grass doesnt go completely dormant in drought. Once it goes there is not a point to put water down until we get rain. Dont want the grass going in and out of dormancy.
ah man, i stopped controlling fungus on my bermuda, and guess what? overnight, unbelievable how quick it is.
Hi Doc, I spotted those boots you were wearing when kicking the dry soil. They look nice, what are they and how do you like them?
You'll have to search around. Best boots ever worn... but order a size larger... do not order normal size. VERY light. but expensive www.amazon.com/Merrell-Rogue-Hiker-Gore-TEX-Boulder/dp/B0C1CNK55W/
Appreciate you. Thanks Doc
Doc can you show us or tell us the name of that solar fan you’re using for your container?
Yes it will be in a video coming up
@@HowTowithDoc appreciate it Marine!
Hi Doc, I’m knew to your channel and for the first time, I have Bermuda grass. I live in middle Tennessee and my grass has only been in the ground since August 2023. It was planted by the builder and it’s never really looked super good. Do you provide a plan that I can download on how to care for my Bermuda grass. We do get plenty of rain, and now in the middle of a drought and my grass is crunchy and burnt. I’d like to get on a schedule so that in future years, I’m in front of it with grass that is well feed and looks good. What should I do during this summer to begin having a healthier Bermuda lawn. Thanks so much for your advice and great videos. Thank you!!
I spray my lawn twice a year for spiders & grubs. Will that affect the microbial condition of my soil?
What if you have water restrictions and can’t water every day?
You aren't even close to the kind of drought we have near San Antonio. We're 25'" of rain short for the year and we're having blazing hot temperatures. We're now on stage 3 water restrictions, which means that we can water only once every two weeks from 7-10am. When I do irrigate, I run each zone (I have 7) for 20 minutes, starting at 7am. I helps....somewhat...but my Bermuda is definately struggling.
Hey Doc, does the seven minute spoonfeeding work with rotating sprinkler heads? Also, why not do this year round? What are the risks from doing this in all summer months?
Better to water deep in reg times. This is just a KEEP ALIVE method
Doc, here in southern Pa it’s been very dry. Finally got rain last night from the storms moving in. Any recommendations how to eliminate voles from damaging the lawn? They have been chewing up the lawn constantly. I have it short and tried many products but it don’t seem to work. Plus with the dog I don’t wanna use the poison stuff.
Mike, I have a question for you. I have some 100% Humic Acid that is a very fine power. I'm thinking that I can use this on my lawn and it would have the same effect as Hydretain. Problem is I have no idea of what I need to do in order to make it into a concentrate that I can spray on my lawn using a Orthro Dial-n-spray? Any suggestions?
I have applied Carbon Pro G and use the Mychro Fungi Mix in my Superjuice, Carbon Pro G applied and watered in today 6/16/24.
Hey Doc. What do you recommend for a mixed lawn of Fescue and Bermuda for cutting height and watering in this Georgia heat? The Bermuda was in really bad shape & had a ton of very large bare spots, so I threw down fescue seed to get something to grow and let them battle it out. Now the lawn is full, but the Bermuda is way too tall, but if I cut the fescue shorter, it’s going to die.
Doc should I keep mowing short during this drought in north east ga
Hotspots. Or next to concrete.
You mentioned you found an awesome solar powered fan, can you share the product name so I can buy one. I know you don’t buy junk.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B4KFY7SW/
why does a chicken coup have 2 doors? If it had 4, it would be a chicken sedan....
Doc, is it too late to treat crabgrass? What should I do. They are so bad. I put preemergent and it doesn’t seem to have done anything
Video coming up soon.
Doc,
I'm trying to convert my Tall Fescue here in Mooresville, NC to Zenith Zoysia. My front yard has almost ZERO shade and it is StRuGgLiNg HARD. how short would you mow it to make sure the zoysia pops through? 1", 2", 3"??? Also, do you have a drought watering schedule like your fert. schedule on your website?
Hey doc, I have about 1300 sqft of Tifway419 hybrid Bermuda. I live in zone 9b and it stays well over a 100 for weeks on end. In the years past it’s seemed to stay green, but this year it’s been a little on the ugly side. Should I be watering everyday? Or is like every other day good enough? Thank you
Maybe he’ll prove me wrong but you might be waiting a long time for doc to reply, lol
Doc, is it still okay to apply DGL in GA at this time of year?
Doc do you still use Dumor chicken feed? How much and how often?
No, only Dirt Booster Plus
Where are you in GA Doc?
Nobody does videos about 15 days at 118 degrees 😂
Greenville SC. In the summer time, My neighbors window reflects sun on my zoysia (a 4’x12’ spot) I have an irrigation system also. I’m now experiencing heat stress and that one spot is turning a little ‘grayish’ tint. What else can I do but water a little each day? Would Sea-k be suggested ? And should I not keep cutting it at my normal height or maybe ‘protect the roots’ by not cutting it as short during the summer - with my neighbors lazar heat windows. lol
Aside from heat stress from my neighbors window reflecting the sunlight in a rectangular patch on my zoysia,I just discovered that there is gravel and rock about 2 inches below my zoysia where it’s been turning yellow for the past two years during the hottest part of summer I’m guessing because of the heat that heats up the rock takes away the moisture in the grass area is about 6‘ x 6‘ area. What’s the best way of trying to get the gravel dug out from under it without destroying my yard?
Doc - what would you recommend for a Newly seeded Bermuda yard, 18k sq. Feet. I’m in middle Georgia and it’s been hot and no rain in June. Planted on may 3rd. Roots are maybe 1-2 inches long and soil is very Sandy and doesn’t hold much water. Got lots of top growth I’ve already mowed it 7 times
Mild nitrogen for now. GreenShocker or light DGL until the rain returns.
Thanks for the advice ! I guess my question was geared towards watering. Would you still spoon feed water to a Newley seeded Bermuda lawn like you mentioned in this video, I feel like it’s not helping my roots grow deep but this Georgia heat is getting intense 🔥
No ac for the chicken coupe?
mini-split? 😄
@HowTowithDoc Hey, Doc just subed to the channel. Thoughts on Tahoma 31 vs Iron Cutter Bermuda grasses. What would you opt for? Thanks.
This GA drought is killing us. We dried spoon feeding water method but outside fringe of lawn has turned brown. Not sure what to do at this point. Do we continue spoon feed water at this point or go back to deeper water schedule?
It's BAD.... really bad. Worst June I've seen in years.
So do you water only once per day?
What's your advice for my lawn issue? ... my Tiftuf is very healthy but I cannot cut it without leaving these brown stalks that don't get cut. That nice lawn has this light brown haze look from the stalks.. ahhhh! Is it more likely I need plant growth regulator or need to backlap again and again or both? I do the usual with Humichar, 16-0-8, etc.
Do a summer scalp... cut down VERY low, remove the brown... the let it come back up.
@@HowTowithDoc I will try that attack mode ... scalp and then aerate and pick up plugs and bring it all back. Thanks Doc
Do you use Hydretain?
he has free water lol
@@kkevinj1 yeah good point, just wondered if he used it before he had free water...at his old place before the farm.
@@Ret2Play I dont ever remember him talking about it, I do know it works tho, I will be spraying some soon
Are you still going to do the McClain mower giveaway?
I am a lineman in Southern Maryland, your electric company doesn’t seal there meter base? I have been to Coulquet EMC in Georgia I believe Nashville GA to help restore power to there COOP after a hurricane.
Yes, it was tagged but we had to remove it due to the 911 issue.
Did you sell your house with the swimming pool?
Rayle EMC 😬
It's not even summer yet.
Doc tell us about the average homeowner. You just promoting all the money u make off the product
🙄 7 minutes in and it’s clear you didn’t watch.
What does this even mean?
Product???????
The epitome of a braggart
He meant... sucks to be poor. Not going to apologize for working 7 days a week, 14 hours a day, for 35 years. Fire away.
Bro causes droughts with the lawn mower, maybe don't take his advice
Ya... guy's an idiot