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WATER CONSERVATION TIPS FOR HOMEOWNERS
For reducing water use in the landscape.
1. Aerate the Lawn
2. Mowing Height: Set mowing height at 3 inches to shade the soil and reduce excess drying and evaporation.
3. Watch the Sprinkler Clock:
5. Don’t Water Everything in the Landscape the Same: Plants have different watering needs take time to learn their individual needs.
6. Water By the Light of the Moon. Watering between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. can reduce evaporation loss by 15 to 20 percent.
7. Get Into the Maintenance Habit! Check your irrigation system on a regular basis to ensure top system and head performance.
8. Don’t Get Into a Fog. If your system’s spray pattern is creating a fine mist or fog, reduce the operating pressure or adjust the nozzles to eliminate the mist.
For reducing water use in the landscape.
1. Aerate the Lawn
2. Mowing Height: Set mowing height at 3 inches to shade the soil and reduce excess drying and evaporation.
3. Watch the Sprinkler Clock:
- Water less frequently before Memorial Day (spring) and after Labor Day (fall).
- Seasonally adjust your controller run times
- Don't water in a rain storm
5. Don’t Water Everything in the Landscape the Same: Plants have different watering needs take time to learn their individual needs.
6. Water By the Light of the Moon. Watering between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. can reduce evaporation loss by 15 to 20 percent.
7. Get Into the Maintenance Habit! Check your irrigation system on a regular basis to ensure top system and head performance.
8. Don’t Get Into a Fog. If your system’s spray pattern is creating a fine mist or fog, reduce the operating pressure or adjust the nozzles to eliminate the mist.