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Re: (OT) Need Grass Watering Advice

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From: Bruce
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 09:54
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Brown grass doesn't mean it is dead. Grass goes into a type of hybernation
mode when it gets dry. Once it starts raining again it will go back to
normal. I have one of the best lawns in our neighborhood and I don't water
much. It will usually take care of itself in that way.
"Kimberly Caruso" <kcaruso@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I live in Northern Virginia near DC. We are experiencing
> a drought and tonight I bought a revolving sprinkler at
> my local Target store which spreads out 45 square feet of water.
>
> The grass got some water in the spring but it's pretty much
> stopped growing now. I fear it may turn brown (as last summer)
> if something isn't done. Due to my schedule I can water
> each morning from 4:30 to 5:30 AM  and place it in four
> different sections for 10 minutes in each section.
>
> My questions is: Will ten minutes of watering keep it from
> dying or turning brown? Can I water at 4:30 (hour before sunrise)
> and will it be effective? Will I see a difference? Thank you
> for any answers or advice. I cannot water at any other time.
>
> (Last summer the ground was very hard and dry and it looked
> like the dust bowl.) I hope this wasn't too off-topic but
> I don't know my neighbors well enough to ask them and none of
> them water their lawns anyway.
>
> Kimberly Caruso
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