With the recent news on the water crisis and looming restrictions in California, we thought we'd share what the current watering restrictions are like in Orange County.
Source: http://floridaswater.com/wateringrestrictions/
With that in mind, here are some tips to make your lawn more drought-tolerant, thus requiring less water to flourish.
- Grass should be watered only 2-3 days (or less) a week or as needed when it shows signs of stress from lack of water. Grass that is constantly watered will suffer from a short, weak root system and will struggle in the hot summer months
- Signs of stress include a bluish-gray color, closed leaf blades, long periods of time recovering from traffic, dry soil around root zone, etc.
- Applying mulch to your plant beds will help to retain soil moisture and improve soil quality
- Over-watering a lawn can promote weeds, disease, fungus, and insects
- Water at the appropriate times in the day. Watering in the morning ensures a complete irrigation cycle into the lawn. Most of the water will quickly evaporate if sprinkled on the lawn in the afternoon
- Install an automatic, timed irrigation system to prevent over-watering
- Most irrigation clocks allow for cycle/soak operation which will allow the watering of the lawn to be staggered to reduce potentially wasteful run-off
- For most Florida soils, no more than ¾” of water is needed per application to revitalize the grass
- You can measure the water output of your irrigation system by using the “catch” can method (placing small cans in your yard and measuring the water output)
- When watering plants, consider using rainwater which is 100% soft water – free of chemicals, salts, and minerals that are found in municipal treated water, groundwater, and surface water
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