Let Your Lawn Tell You When To Water
Most homeowners over-water their lawns, which may damage or kill the lawn over time. Excess irrigation is one of the major causes of lawn demise and may include problems such as a shallow root system; increased disease, weed, or insect infestation; reduced drought tolerance; increased thatch and ex...
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Most homeowners over-water their lawns, which may damage or kill the lawn over time. Excess irrigation is one of the major causes of lawn demise and may include problems such as a shallow root system; increased disease, weed, or insect infestation; reduced drought tolerance; increased thatch and excessive growth; and reduced tolerance to other stresses such as shade and soil problems. To avoid over-watering, look for signs that the lawn needs water. This document is ENH63, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Dates reviewed: March 2000; September 2003.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep054
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| spelling | doaj-art-3adb8027cc8842e8ad7aa661cfb381962025-02-08T06:28:04ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092004-03-0120044Let Your Lawn Tell You When To WaterLaurie E. Trenholm0Joseph Bryan Unruh1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3621-7861University of FloridaUniversity of Florida Most homeowners over-water their lawns, which may damage or kill the lawn over time. Excess irrigation is one of the major causes of lawn demise and may include problems such as a shallow root system; increased disease, weed, or insect infestation; reduced drought tolerance; increased thatch and excessive growth; and reduced tolerance to other stresses such as shade and soil problems. To avoid over-watering, look for signs that the lawn needs water. This document is ENH63, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Dates reviewed: March 2000; September 2003. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep054 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/110169EP054 |
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