SKIP A WEEK!

Your lawn doesn't need watering every week during Florida's winter months so this is the best time to train your lawn to need less water. Too frequent irrigation not only wastes water, our most precious resource, it also encourages pests and diseases in your lawn. Shallow root growth, is also a consequence of too frequent irrigation, which hinders your lawns survival during droughts.

Grass just doesn't need as much water during the cooler months of December, January, and February, so skip a week and then water only if it needs it. Signs of stress due to lack of water in your lawn include grass blades that are folding in half, turning a blue-grey color, or show tracks when walked on.

For more information on Skip A Week of Watering visit the Southwest Florida Water Management District's website at www.WaterMatters.org

 

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