How Much Water Does Your Grass Need? Cup Test Like a Pro
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- čas přidán 21. 05. 2022
- When you are looking to dial your water in for your yar, to see if you are getting good converse and it’s adequate in input, the best way to do this this to cup test…. No not that cup test…. Which sports players might rejoice, but a cup test to test for water coverage.
What we are doing:
1- Get shallow basin, straight sided containers or the pro cups below (10-20 seem adequate for moving zone to zone, but allowing cups to stay in double covered zones till all run for that area).
2- Place them in your yard, in dry spots and good spots, to get a good look at over all coverage.
3- Run the Zone or zones that cover those cup areas. 10 min makes it easy then your counting in 10min increments. Look at how the sprinklers are covering, and patterns, see if you see issues.
4- After the zone or zones that hit the area have all ran, collect the cups noting how many inches deep (1/8, 1/4, 1/2” etc) they are taking most note of the shallowest one.
5- Fix the sprinkler coverage, by dealing the sprinkler heads in, further, closer, opening up pattern, fixing overspray… etc. we are trying to
Get the coverage even every where or we have to water to the weak spot, or if push comes to shove we spot water weekly for that area and water to the others.
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Jeremy of The Greener Lawn
Make Er' Green - Jak na to + styl
Excellent job on this video. I have the same cups and tried them in 2020.Put out 10 of them on my 1600 sq foot lawn that has one zone. I was shocked to see how little water was actually accumulated in them after running them for 10 mins. They really give you a good idea of how much water the lawn is really getting
Great video and breakdown of stations to help figure out how much to put down after a good rainfall for that week!
Yup, put those up 💯 %, and adjust accordingly! If you get good rain storms through the season, you want to factor it in! Get 1/2” rain this week, only water 1/2” , get 1” of rain… welp your solid, wait till next week! No rain, full 1”
Thanks bro!!! You are doing gods work!!!! 🙏🏽
Glad you enjoy it my friend! Get me
Your numbers and we will get you dialed in!
Last Aussie 😁. Jeremy, good practical advice.😎
Ummm this switch has me confused! Ur always first but now saying last and Im stuck in the middle!
Spot on technique did this for the first time last summer it really did help me dial in certain zones that needed more or less on a cycle . Good Job brother on this one.
That lawn as I’ve seen it over the past year, has looked phenomenal as well, so you def did it well sir!
I appreciate you sir!
Great video Jeremy! I usually water 2× a week and do a half inch each time
SOO smart!
Great information! It is my understanding that the average is a about one inch per week which means that he would need to water his lawn about 20 mins every 4 days for example. I dont think that was mentioned in the video. For a beginner like me that information is helpful.
Lol, this is actually a video for my lawn coaching clients, but I let folks get them
On my channel. We take their information and transform it into a watering schedule.
So, if you listen closely, you hear me mention, if you get 1/4 inch means that you will need to water 4 - 1/4” ( 40 minutes) total for the week. Now you take that and break it into 3-1 watering days. Your on the right track, if you choose 3x a week you would water 13 min 3 times a week. If you choose 2x that is 20 min. If it’s 1 x its 40 min. Then we cycle zones to make sure it gets into the soil deep vs running off.
It is one inch, that is mentioned… and that is weekly ( some with hot weather need 1.25”…. And I concede some super hot need 1.5”, but I’ve taught folks on 1.25” above 100 and it works).
Like I said it was a step, that I cater to my coaching folks, so yes, it doesn’t hit all aspects a, as they have me on retainer for verbal assistance.
My fault to not fill this in for others, good catch.
Tres mi amigo let's go ooo
¡Si!
So for these cups- Are these in 1/10th inch increments? I.e the first line from the bottom of the cup is 1/10”? Its a little misleading because the demarcations make it seem that it doesn’t start until like an 1/8” above the bottom of the cup
1/10” yup. Remember the bottom thickness of the cup is counter there too
This will be especially important as water restrictions kick in. There is rumor we will be cut to one day a week like NSL already is...
I’m already restricted…. 1 x a week
@@TheGreenerLawn Boo! That stinks. If anyone can make er' green at 1 watering a week, it's you J! It will be interesting to see what tips and hacks you have this year.
Maybe I missed it, so I apologize if this is repetitive. Do you live in Texas?
@@exnyer72 Utah, but this is how I help 1000’s of clients around the world, and 100’s in Texas (popular state for grass lol) yearly.
First, BABY!
What are the cups called
amzn.to/3X7ViVa
1.5" Sprinkler Gauge with Wide Mouth, Outdoor Water Measuring Gauge for Lawn
Second😁
Got em!
When are you flying down?
On my way!
@@TheGreenerLawn see you next week
As soon as my water is on, this will be happening... I have a couple spots that are a problem every year.
Ohh you no doubt will nail this cup test and dial those spots in!
@@TheGreenerLawn thanks! I love how practical and easy your videos are. Basically, anyone can do these things.
@@vuladamsUT they are my training aids to help folks around the world, they are my foundation to lawn coaching programs I do. So people who understating, will get these things for easy applying!
You can come by my house and help me out
On my way lol
@@TheGreenerLawn 😆