Comments on: Is Your Lawn Sucking You Dry? 6 Ideas to Save Money and Water

By: 5 Easy Ways to Take Care of Your Lawn | SF MOM MAP

5 Easy Ways to Take Care of Your Lawn | SF MOM MAP — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:47:16 +0000

[...] Is Your Lawn Sucking You Dry? 6 Ideas to Save Money and Water (Photo by Got to Water That Lawn, Doncha Know by cobalt123) I read a very interesting article in Kiplinger’s magazine about lawn care in America a few months ago. The article essentially argued that most people simply water their lawns and landscaping too much. Some people are putting thousands…… [...]

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:45:19 +0000

Beware of a potential pitfall of rain-water collection. It is illegal in some municipalities, especially those prone to drought.

By: Moments of Fame « Funny about Money

Moments of Fame « Funny about Money — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:58:17 +0000

[...] Fiscal Liberty offers ten things to know before refinancing; No Debt Plan suggests some ways to save money on watering the lawn; and Realm of Prosperity tries to save on college [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:14:32 +0000

@Ashley: Hilarious. Get out the scissors, boys!

@Sue: Awesome. Do you have images or a write up for your rain barrel setup?

By: sue

sue — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:59:05 +0000

We set up drip hoses from our rain barrels – we got DIY rain barrel kits for the barrels we already had from these folks: http://www.aquabarrel.com

By: Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet

Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:35:26 +0000

@Kevin: No, you wanna hear the funny part. We have landscapers!! LOL. It’s part of the association. The mow it with a riding mower.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:22:47 +0000

@Ashley: That’s a small patch of grass! Do you clip it by hand?

@Deb: More excellent points. When you first start a yard, deep watering is a good idea so the roots grow… right?

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:30:36 +0000

Another issue with the over-watering that owners can’t seem to comprehend is that grass (and other plants) need oxygen as much as they need water. Too much water in the soil pushes out the oxygen and the roots can’t take it up. In the end the lawn dies anyway, or at least develops short roots near the surface which are prone to sun scald.

We have drought resistant grass and wide berms around our beds with mulch or rocks. Much easier mowing around smooth arcs. We don’t water except in severe dry periods except trees and flowers since our water rates are astronomical.

By: Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet

Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:11:09 +0000

We only have about a 6 ft by 4 ft patch of grass, and I think it’s too much. lol. It gets watered once or twice a day and still looks terrible most of the time. AZ is just too hot and dry for grass.

When we landscaped the back yard we didn’t put in any grass. We have two trees for shade, a patio made of pavers and the rest is river rocks. We do have to water the trees everyday but at least they provide us with something… unlike the grass.