Should you water your lawn in the winter?

Depending on where you live, you may be watering through winter. Learn how much water and when to help your grass survive this transitional season. read more

Irrigation during the winter months in South Carolina will not need to occur often, but there are times when supplemental water will help warm-season grasses such as St. Augustine, Zoysia, Bermuda, and Centipede survive the winter. read more

If you live in an area where the grass is normally green all winter then you can water, if there isn't enough rain. 10 inches of snow counts as 1 inch of rain, and your lawn needs 1 inch of water/rain per week in the summer when there is lots of sun. read more

Your lawn doesn't need as much water in the winter as in the summer. In the heat of summer, the grass needs at least 1 to 2 inches each week to thrive. Cold weather calls for about 1/2 inch on most lawns -- not as much is lost to evaporation, so even cold-season grasses don't need as much. read more