EWEB's Weather Station provides Weekly Watering Recommendations based on rainfall and other data, usally from May or June through September. Rainbow will repost this information on our Facebook page and website.

Watering recommendation for: July 18-24, 2025

Water your lawn and flowers: 1.54 inches

If your lawn has deep roots split it into two watering days: 0.77 inches/watering

If your lawn has shallow roots split it into three watering days: 0.51 inches/watering

Tip of the week:

Increase water efficiency by watering with drip systems or soaker hoses to reduce water loss due to evaporation, wind and run-off. Find helpful information about drip irrigation and watering gardens at the OSU Extension Service website here:

Drip Irrigation: An Introduction | OSU Extension Service

Don’t neglect to water garden in summer | Newsroom | Oregon State University

Trees and shrubs require half of the weekly watering recommendation and should be applied in long infrequent watering. Brighten up your yard with flowers that are both pretty and water efficient such as Mock Orange, Lavender and common Yarrow. Pictures of these plants and many more are available in the online guide Water Efficient Plants of the Southern Willamette Valley.

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Watering Gauge

We are no longer providing "Green Grass" watering gauges, but you can always make one yourself. Watch a short video about making a DIY Green Grass Gauge here, then grab a tuna can and print out some test strips to get started!