PSA: My neighbor in Phoenix told me to water my lawn at noon during a heatwave... killed 60% of the grass in 3 days.

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yeah i used to be one of those people who thought watering in the middle of the day was fine because the sun would just dry it up anyway. boy was i wrong. turns out when you water at noon in 110 degree heat, the water basically just evaporates before it even gets to the roots, and the droplets act like little magnifying glasses that burn the grass even worse. my neighbor in Tucson told me the same thing and i killed half my lawn in two days before i figured it out. now i only water at like 530 in the morning or after 9 pm when the sun is gone. sucks that you had to learn the hard way but at least now you know for next time.

noahward1d ago

Watering at noon in that kind of heat is like setting money on fire. The water just vanishes before it does anything useful. And yeah, the magnifying glass thing with the droplets is real, seen it happen on my own lawn before I switched to early morning watering. 5 AM works best for me since the ground soaks it all up before the sun gets high.