4 Great Tips for Lawn Water Conservation
Now that the warmer months are here everyone is starting to water their lawns more and more to keep them from turning brown. I do it as well! But unfortunately there are a lot of people that waste too much water. Let’s go over a few things you can do to stop wasting water and still keep your lawn green.
#1 – Fix Broken Sprinkler Heads
If you have any lawn sprinklers that are broken and just shooting water straight up into the air you should get them fixed as soon as possible. This is a great way to stop from wasting a lot of extra water. Sprinkler heads are pretty cheap, so get it fixed quickly!
#2 – Water Your Lawn in the Morning
The most optimal time to water your lawn is in the morning. Watering in the afternoon is no good because you’ll just lose a lot of water to evaporation. If you water in the evening you’ll have fungus problems because your lawn will stay wet too long. So shoot for between the hours of 5 and 10 am.
#3 – Infrequent Watering
If you water your lawn every day you’re going to have a lawn with a very shallow root system. It’s best to water your lawn infrequently and even send it into drought mode from time to time so that the grass will develop a deeper, stronger root system.
#4 – Let Rain Do Its Thing
Nature has its own lawn sprinkler system: rain. So if it’s raining you don’t need to water your lawn! Let nature do its thing and turn your sprinkler system off when it rains. Consider that your watering for the week.
The summer months are great for a lot of things, and one of them is nice green lawns. But thankfully you can have a great looking lawn without over watering or in other ways wasting water. I hope these tips help you to have a great looking lawn for less!
July 26 2009 | Landscaping | No Comments »