Isn't it funny how...
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lynx wrote:
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lynx wrote:
TG'sFM wrote:
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TG'sFM wrote:
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...everyone's lawn is dry and yellowing due to water
restructions,
except for your neighbours which is in pristine condition? It
looks
like a ****ing golf course next door.
Maybe you neighbour has different grass than the others. There
are
species like "Sir Walter" which don't need any water other than
dew to
keep it green and healthy all year round. He may also have water
crystals or other form of wetting agent under the lawn to retain
what
moisture it does get. So in other words, your neighbour may have
learned to "manage" the water restructions, while you and your
ilk have
not. So if you want a pristine lawn like your neighbour, stop
complaining and get off your backside and do something about it.
Another management tool for a nice lawn is only water once a week,
if
you water it too often the roots get lazy and stay shallow but if
water
once a week they grow deeper looking for water giving you a
stronger
lawn.
Is Sir Walter as good as they say it is?? I saw an ad for it last
week
saying it could go months without water and was as drought
resistant as a
gum tree.
Compacted soil is a major problem in lawn maintenance. I've seen
lawns die
because the soil was so compacted it felt like concrete - water
could not
permeate deep into the soil and root growth was restructed.
Aerating the lawn using a spiked lawn aerator helps loosen the soil
around
the roots promoting strong root growth and exposes the root to
oxygen. A
sprinkle of nitrogenous fertilizer afterwards and a weekly watering
will
do wonders. Also, never mow your lawn too short - might look good,
but you
remove vital sun absorbing green leaf which feeds the grass through
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