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Originally Posted by return to the red
Mushrooms can result from either over watering your grass or too much organics in it.
With regards to watering, the best time to water is in the early morning before as the sun is coming up. Plant functions shut down mid-day so that they neither absorb nor release vital water. If you water at night it leaves more time for the water to sit on the plant, grass, etc and promotes an environment for molds and bacteria.
With early morning watering you get the best of both worlds
1) any excess water not absorbed into the soil and remaining on the surface will dry off with the sun
2) plant functions will be at their highest allowing for the best "use" of the water.
In terms of the amount of time (length) that you should water, it depends on many factors, soil, plant type, climate, exposure, and if you want to get really technical, root zone depth, etc.
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I agree with everything in this post.
Best time is early morning, but unless you have an automatic watering system that is rather annoying to do. I tend to water in the mid evening because that is what my schedule dictates I need to do and it gives the top a bit of time to dry off before it cools down, so mold isn't that much of an issue.
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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
You'd seriously alter your dogs natural biological processes to preserve the lawn? That's messed up. Who knows what effect its having on the liver or kidneys of the dog.
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I would like to alter a lot more than the biological processes of the dogs who piss on the front corner of my lawn whenever the owner walks them past my house, but I am petty sure there are laws that it would be breaking.
