Parts of Dakota County are experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions - remember to water wisely, to save money and your lawn!
Here are a few simple steps to help save water and your lawn:
- Cut back watering your lawn, it only needs 1 inch of water/rain each week - watering too much encourages disease and keeps grass roots short.
- Promote a drought tolerant lawn by watering infrequently - water soil to a 6-8 inch depth and wait a week to water again.
- Check your irrigation or automatic sprinkler system for leaks and broken heads - almost 25 percent of homes have five or more leaking sprinklers, and just one can waste more than 1,000 gallons of water per hour.
- Get a smart controller that automatically adjusts watering schedules depending on weather, soil conditions, evaporation, plant water use and more.
- 3 Raise your mower height to 3 inches - Grass roots will grow deeper to reach more water and will create a healthier, stronger and more disease-free lawn.
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