The California Landscape Contractors Association has published a set of recommendations that are intended to help you conserve water, and help plan for how dry conditions affect your landscaping.
Preparing for a Drier Future
- State Mandate – reduction (per capita) of 20% by 2020
- Water WILL cost more
- Focus on sustainability
- Use new irrigation technology
Reduce Landscape Water Use
- Check for leaks and repair
- Incorporate new technology
- Learn to read water meter
- Program timer efficiently and run multiple cycles
- Mulch
- Minimize Evaporation
- Check Soil Moisture
- Avoid runoff on sidewalks
Optimizing 2-3 Day Watering
- Promote deeper watering
- Mow lawns higher
- Use Cycle/Soak method
- Use Greywater
- Minimize pruning
- Minimize fertilizing