Colorado State University

06/14/2023 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/14/2023 13:44

CSU expert answers 6 questions he keeps getting about how the wet spring is impacting Colorado lawns

They definitely should not still be on with the near-daily storms.

"One of the biggest things I've noticed is that people still have their irrigation systems running. For all of reasons we've just discussed, they clearly should not be adding more water to all the moisture we've been having," he said.

But, with a drier weather pattern potentially on the way, Koski said you may be turning your sprinklers back on sooner than you think.

"It doesn't take that many hot and sunny days for lawns to dry out again," Koski said. "As for signs for when to turn your irrigation system back on, I recommend looking for a little bit of browning. Definitely don't be thinking that you can go a month without watering once it gets hot again."