Summer Watering Tips

Here are some summer watering tips to help green your lawn and satisfy your pocketbook.

• Make a rain barrel and connect it to a downspout.
• Use a soaker hose instead of sprinklers to minimize evaporation.
• Nozzles help reduce water waste by controlling water flow.
• Mulch your landscape. Mulch keeps weeds from growing and helps retain moisture.
• Landscape with drought-tolerant plants.
• Hydrate plants with greywater—water recycled from doing laundry and washing the dishes.
• Water during cooler hours of the day to minimize evaporation.
• When mowing, keep grass blades long. This promotes a more resilient lawn that fares better during dry times.

To calculate your personal water usage, check out this H2O Conserve Water Calculator.