Overwatering

The application of too much water for the soil and weather conditions. Plants require a certain quantity of water to survive at different times of the year, some of which is applied as irrigation water, especially during the summer months.

Water can infiltrate and then percolate through soils at different rates, depending on features including, compaction, thatch content, soil texture and soil structure. Excess water results in surface ponding, waterlogging of the soil profile, the encouragement of shallow rooting in grasses, reduced soil stability, increased divots and surface unevenness, a slower playing surface, an increase in thatch production, an increase in disease susceptibility, stunted growth through an inability to absorb adequate oxygen and nutrients by the roots, as well as an increased likelihood of algal slime and moss encroachment. Excess water can also leach out nutrients from the rootzone, especially sandy soils, causing pollution of watercourses. And finally it will also be a waste of valuable water resources as well as the cost and time involved in applying it.