We hear that if your lawn is brown you are doing things
right. Some people had that down years
ago way before it was politically correct.
I called it neglect. Unsolicited
here is where I stand on the water use issue.
If I can find ways to have a green lawn and still save 30-50% on my
water usage I should be congratulated not condemned or shunned.
If the cities want us to not water lawns then
they should just say so and we will all enjoy the uglier, warmer, and dustier
environment throughout the valley. We
have not been told to cut water usage by 60% from anything that I have
read. If it’s a choice between having
drinking water and watering the landscape I’m all for the drinking water.
I maintain that a
healthy lawn benefits the community in terms of appearance, home value,
significant cooling, erosion control, dust control, air quality, and providing
lots of oxygen for us to breathe. 2,500
square feet of turf not only removes large amounts of carbon dioxide, but also provides
enough oxygen for a family of four.
Irrigated turf grass is 30 degrees cooler than asphalt and 20 degrees
cooler than bare ground. If we have
enough water to wisely irrigate then we should try to keep the lawns.
There are numerous ways to reduce the water required to keep
our lawns alive. There are soil
surfactants that increase the soil’s ability to absorb water and keep it
available for the grass roots to take up.
I maintain that 95% or more of our current sprinkler systems have both
inefficient spray nozzles and archaic time clocks. Upgrading these can easily save 30 to 50%
over traditional irrigation approaches.
Trees and shrubs irrigation could be changed from spray to drip
irrigation and easily reduce water usage by 50% and reduce water runoff into
streets.
The idea of watering lawns twice a week at levels 50% below
past years to keep the grass on live support is questionable. Many lawns in our area are tall fescue lawns
that will not just bounce back with rains this fall. They will be clumpy with bare spots that will
need overseeding. Bermuda lawns may take
months or years to eventually fill back in depending on the amount of die
back. We may be seeing the loss of many
trees in our community as well as we are already seeing the loss of thousands
of redwoods prior to mandatory water cut backs.
If you wish to talk about real workable solutions to your
lawn and landscape irrigation feel free to call Weed Man at 266-1624 or Aqua
Man Irrigation Solutions at 475-7777. If
you want to discuss whether or not synthetic lawns are right for you call Craig
at Grass Creations at 475-7700, where we offer creative design as well. We want
to conserve our community while being also being great stewards of our precious
water resources.
As per me I think, having a green lawn is not a bad thing but the thing is it requires proper care and equipments like sprinklers which helps in maintaining the look of the lawn.
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ReplyDeleteHaving a green lawn is not a bad thing instead its very healthy to have trees or plants around you. If proper care is given they can give extra benefits to you. The most important thing to ensure their long life is proper tree care.
ReplyDeletePretty good post.
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