Saving Irrigation Water

I just got done reading an article about new technology to improve irrigation practices. It was amazing to me that there was no mention of having a good permeable soil with organic matter in it to retain the water. If a lawn or turf area has poor soil to start with you must use more water to sustain it simply because the water just lays on the top of the ground and evaporates. This can also lead to a shallow root system that is dependent on that surface water. Just stop irrigating for a couple of weeks and see what happens. Most likely it will be brown grass. Any plant whether it is turf or tomatoes needs good living soil to survive and produce. Topressing with compost or compost blends and proper aeration are the key to good soils.

Organic Lawns Have a Large Work Force

Organic lawns are lawns that the grass grows because of a healthy soil base not because it has been treated with tons of chemicals. In organic lawns there are thousands upon thousands of workers making sure the soil nutrients are available. These workers a come in the form of beneficial microbes, fungi, earth worms and beneficial insects. So if you are growing your lawn organically you have a huge work force taking care of your soil and feeding your grass even while you sleep. Nature is totally amazing and works well when we work with it.