A dozen tips for outdoor water conservation
With the hot days of summer upon us I’m sure we’ll start hearing the annual reminders about water conservation soon enough. Here are some tips I’ve collected on outdoor water conservation.
- Sweep your walks and driveways rather than hose them off.
- Water your lawn only if it needs it.
- Water your lawn during the coolest part of the day.
- Don’t water on a very windy day.
- If you have an automatic sprinkler system make sure the sprinklers are only watering the lawn and not the walks, driveway or street.
- If you have an automatic sprinkler system make sure sprinkler heads are clean and clear.
- Space lawn mowing a little further apart. Longer grass provides natural shade and holds moisture in the soil.
- Don’t overwater. If water is puddling you’ve used too much.
- Use a hose with a nozzle.
- Mulch around plants to hold in moisture.
- Aerate your lawn to help it retain moisture.
- Don’t use sprinklers for playing in.
Here’s 2 more:
Use a rain sensor on your sprinklers so they don’t go off if it’s rained or it’s raining.
Be sure that your sprinkler heads are pointed on your lawn. Do a weekly or bi-weekly check on them.
We’re still in a drought in Florida even with all of the rain we’re getting so we are under mandatory water conservation.
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