and crowd out weeds.
Don’t aim for that ‘putting
green’ look by chopping
your lawn too short. The
longer blades of grass will
keep weed seeds from finding
their way easily to the
soil zone. The increased
length keeps the moisture in the
soil better because the sun cannot
reach the soil zone as easily.
In the summer, watering
the lawn and other outdoor
uses can account for up to
fifty per cent of home water
consumption. Studies have
shown that this amount
of water use is wasteful,
and the same results can be
accomplished with far less water.
• Two to three centimetres of water
per week is enough to sustain a lawn.
Leave a measuring container in the yard to
measure rainfall or to gauge how much water is
being delivered from a sprinkler. If enough water
has been provided through rainfall, skip the
watering that week.
• When watering, use a sprinkler
with a low angle or one that
is a pulsating type. Don’t use
sprinklers that shoot the water
high into the air or ones that
have a fine spray or mist.
With this type of