Quick Pro Tip on Watering:

• You need 1″ of water per week naturally or by you!
• Use a sprinkler
• Use a container to test how much water has fallen from the sprinkler

No matter how much you fertilizer your lawn or how perfect you mow it, if it doesn’t get enough water it will go dormant or die.  It is important to get at least 1″ of water per week when you consider natural rain and watering yourself.  It is also more important to water completely that frequently.  If possible, water for ~20 minutes so the water can soak deep into the soil driving the roots down vs. a light watering teasing the roots towards the surface water.  This is why using a sprinkler is the most effective way to water a lawn.  It can be time consuming to stand there hand watering, so setup your smart phone alarm for 20 minutes and go do something else.