On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 17:52:36 -0800, Perk wrote:

snip:

In a drought situation is it better to cut one's grass short because
there's less of it to need the water or --- to leave it long on the
premise that the blades shadow the ground and, possibly, help to lessen
the evaporation ?

Longer is better. Helps keep the weeds down too.

Thunder