Do a moisture test before setting your automatic sprinklers to see how long it takes to puddle; then decrease this time by approx. 30 seconds. Keep the new lawn moist at all times. Apply short quick waterings throughout the day; approximately 2-3 times per day between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. When the temperatures are cool, set waterings for 2-3 times a day or less depending on the moisture content of the mulch and seed. Sprinkle it lightly to avoid puddling, run-off, surface erosion, and channeling. Remember also that the set times might have to be decreased as the days go by due to the soil becoming saturated. Do not decrease number of intervals, but length of time each interval waters.
You must change your watering technique and adjust it according to the fluctuations in the weather.
DO NOT OVER WATER to the point of standing water.
