Water saving and lawn care may be difficult, but it neither has to be challenging at all or time-consuming. You can save water either on your own or using water saving equipment. However, this blog post is focused on the best home practices for water saving and lawn care tips.

 

Here Are 5 Tips To Help You Save Water

 

• Pay close attention to the weather

During summer, it is a norm to experience heavy rainfall followed by drought. However, homeowners can avoid droughts by adjusting irrigation practices in inappropriate places. Doing this also means that you would no longer rely on the normal “set it and forget it” irrigation schedule. This type of irrigation schedule is usually programmed into automatic systems. Moreover, operating irrigation controllers manually is one way to deal with drought. However, you must always remember to turn on the controller only when there are signs of drought on your lawn.

 

• Know your garden zones

Every yard, whether small or big, have shady and sunny areas. Some areas in your garden naturally receive more water than other areas of your garden. Besides, you can use the natural zones in your environment to determine the best plants for every area of your garden. Thus, it would be best if you grouped plants according to their water needs so that you can have an easy watering the areas of your yard appropriately, instead of the entire yard.

 

• Choose lawn grasses that need less water, and tolerate drought

It is possible to maintain a lawn during summer or winter. However, one of the determinant factors in saving water is the grass’s choice in the lawn. So, whether you are planning on establishing a new lawn or renovating the existing lawn you have, you should select grass species that use less water and tolerate drought. Whatever choice of grass you make can impact your irrigation program. Examples of grass species that absorb less water include Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescues, tall fescue, and perennial ryegrass. Fescue species offer the best drought tolerance. While fine fescue uses lesser water, tall fescue has a deep root that can access moisture in the soil.

 

• Adjust irrigation method to save water

Adjusting your irrigation method encourages drought tolerance and the rooting of grasses. Besides, endeavor to irrigate your lawn at least once a week or in two weeks – the goal is to ensure that irrigation is done infrequently with a sufficient amount of water to wet the soil. Soaking the soil must be as deep as six inches, that is, if there has been no rainfall. However, many things during water saving are still dependent on your soil type; your lawn may need a little water – as low as a half-inch of water. Adjust irrigations in the morning, because watering during the day or in the heat of the day reduces the amount of water absorbed by the soil.

 

• Invest in water-saving technologies

Several types of equipment for water-saving and rain sensors are one of the common water-saving devices. Rain sensors can be connected to irrigation controllers to conserve water. Many water savers, soil moisture sensors, and smart irrigation controllers have been developed over the years. Irrigation controllers save water by adjusting irrigation programs based on the estimated history or water used in previous times. Irrigation controllers may be the best option for you; if you want to purchase any, you can get it at the rate of $150 or lesser than that. The sensors’ benefit is that they prevent irrigation from occurring if there is an adequate amount of water on the soil. Furthermore, the installation of water-saving technology varies based on the device type and the type of home you live in.

 

In conclusion, always remember that your lawn’s proper watering is just a simple step, but it must be done the proper way to keep your lawn healthy.