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Originally Posted by Buckwheat's barber
Some differing points regarding the hi-lited portions of your posting.
To suggest or hint that 1" of water would exceed the holding capacity of the turf and the sub-soil to the point of runoff is stretching not only the probability, but as well as the possibility. Keeping in mind turf has 1/2" of thatch (more in some cases) and is rooted into a minimum 4" of soil, you can see the difficulty in achieving any surface perched water table and/or runoff.
Unless Photon purchased his sod from some back alley sod dealer, I would bet a house and a boat that the blend of Kentucky in the sod is of the higher-end quality. Typically in newer sod, the blends consist of Alpine, Mercury and the ever present standard, Touchdown. These cultivars are all very heat and drought tolerant. I for one would not miss a heart beat or lose any sleep because my grass has not received water or has not been "absolutely saturated" in a weeks time. In fact, marginal drought stress increases and promotes rooting of the turf plant.
p.s. If 1" of water is the saturation point of anyone's turf, they have more issues than deciding what their watering schedule should be
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Not saying that you can't put down 1 inch of water in a day, just saying that putting it all down in one watering ie. in a consecutive 2 or 3 hour span may create runoff and be non beneficial. I also said there are many other factors that have to be taken into concideration. Slope, exposure, soil composition (we have a high clay content in the area where I live), precipitation rate, all play a role in creating an irrigation schedule.
I guess we will agree to somewhat disagree as practices in turf care, watering and personal choice are constantly evolving. Might I ask, you obviously have an extensive background relating to turf care, where does it come from?