Re: Lawn Watering Required

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Bermudagrass doesn't need much water, unless you want it to be uniformly
green. It can go many weeks without rain or supplemental irrigation and
bounce back. The problem is that subdivision covenants often require green,
rather than brown lawns. The Utah case is the first I've heard of a town
requiring lawn irrigation.

Here in Georgia, there are permanent water restrictions. Odd-even rules plus
Midnight to 10 AM.  Some municipalities have gone to
stricter rules. In my county, watering is allowed only 2 days per week and
then with the Midnight to 10 AM restriction. Fines have been assessed up to
$1,000 for watering outside of the restrictions.

Unfortunately, watering restrictions tend to encourage people to water just
because it's their day. In addition, the nighttime hours are such a pain in
the neck for people that they have expensive irrigation systems installed.
Once they have the system, they use it to justify their investment.

Daryl

> Sort of points our how much of a hog grass is, doesn't it? I'm surprised
> Bermunda grass, which is warm-season, southern grass, needs so much water.
> We don't grow Bermuda or other southern grass in Indianapolis, except for
> the occasional person who plugs in zoysia. Argh!
>
> Here in Indianapolis, we've had water restrictions and a couple of bans
> this summer. The city has put bans on watering the lawns, depending on the
> severity of the dry weather, and the water company has asked us to water
> only on odd or even days, depending on our address, when watering is
> allowed.
>
> I tell my readers not to water their lawns. Of all the plants in the
> landscape, grass is about the cheapest to replace. Lawns can go six weeks
> without water and survive.
>
> jems
>

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