I used to assume that if part of my lawn looked dry, the answer was simply to water longer.
After paying more attention, I realized different sections of the yard were drying at very different rates. The sunny areas needed more water, while the shaded sections were staying wet much longer.
I started treating them as separate watering zones and checking the soil before changing the schedule.
That simple change helped me avoid watering the entire lawn just because one small section looked dry.
Has anyone else found that zoning the lawn makes a noticeable difference?
