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Lawn Question
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:00 pm
Ok, grass looks like crap. Turning brown and when you walk on it you can actually hear it crunching. Besides watering what can I do to help lawn? Also how much watering do you guys recommend? 
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Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:13 pm to LSUBALLER
People are full of shite about just needing to water once a week with most lawns that get full sun in the summer. In South Louisiana
This post was edited on 9/23/25 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:42 pm to tigerskin
Our lawn full sun big time.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:01 pm to LSUBALLER
I'm doing 3x per week right now. Finally looked right after some rain yesterday. Cutting at about .5"
Posted on 9/24/25 at 5:04 am to LSUBALLER
I water 3 times a week, 0.33” per watering.
In addition to running calculations based on sprinkler head data, I bought a set of irrigation measuring cups to determine how long each zone needed to run.
I don’t have a lot of water flow (5/8” meter), so my zones with rotors run approximately 1 hour and the zones with sprays run around 35-45 minutes.
In addition to running calculations based on sprinkler head data, I bought a set of irrigation measuring cups to determine how long each zone needed to run.
I don’t have a lot of water flow (5/8” meter), so my zones with rotors run approximately 1 hour and the zones with sprays run around 35-45 minutes.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:12 am to LSUBALLER
Why is it turning brown? Are you watering at all. I water twice a week. 30 minutes for pop ups and 45 for rotors. If you are watering and it is still brown you might want to check for chinch bugs if you have St Aug.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 9:27 am to ronk
Water once a week. Like 15 minutes. Looklike I need to up my game a lot.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 9:53 am to LSUBALLER
This should answer your questions on watering your lawn
Irrigating Louisiana Lawns & Turf
TLDR: 1 to 1.5 inch of water weekly in summer-early fall in the absence of rain.
Irrigating Louisiana Lawns & Turf
TLDR: 1 to 1.5 inch of water weekly in summer-early fall in the absence of rain.
This post was edited on 9/24/25 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:02 am to tigerskin
quote:Exactly, once or twice a year is usually sufficient.
People are full of shite about just needing to water once a week with most lawns that get full sun in the summer. In South Louisiana
Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:26 am to tigerskin
I find that lawns in heavy sand coastal areas certainly need more rain than what is described as the best practice online.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 1:15 pm to ronk
Cheap centipede. 
Posted on 9/24/25 at 2:30 pm to LSUBALLER
I haven’t watered much this summer as we’ve have good rain, actually turned my sprinklers off. But I have been watering once or twice per week the past few weeks for 1 hour since it’s been so dry. I did have mushrooms pop up so I probably over watered a tad, but no big deal.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 4:33 pm to tide06
My ground in bavkyard is hard as a rock. When I walk on lawn you can hear how crispy grass is.
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