Gardening in Southern California
Oct 27th 2012, 5:59 pm
#16
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Re: Gardening in Southern California
Having spent the last 15 years or so in places with winter where you don't have to do anything in the garden as it in hidden under snow, I know find myself in north county San Diego surrounded by strange flora and fauna.
So my quick question for the omniscient and anyone else who needs to post, do I water the grass all year round?
The house has an automatic sprinkler system which I have kept on the previous owner's settings but didn't know if the grass has a dormant stage here.
So my quick question for the omniscient and anyone else who needs to post, do I water the grass all year round?
The house has an automatic sprinkler system which I have kept on the previous owner's settings but didn't know if the grass has a dormant stage here.
Drives me crazy that our neighbours water every day 365 days a year
Oct 27th 2012, 6:37 pm
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Re: Gardening in Southern California
Keep in mind - frequency of watering should be balanced by length of time sprinklers are set to remain on during each cycle - as well as by condition of soil- ie - how compacted might it be/ Is water really penetrating the soil so that grass roots are able to grow DOWN more deeply. Or - worst case scenario - do roots just remain near surface resulting in a lawn that has grown into a mass of "thatch"?
Also - Has the gardener been applying fertilizer? When/How often?
Is he setting the mower to proper height?
Here's a link to a Dr Earth (mfr. of superb organic potting soil, planting mix and fertilizers) web page in which lawn care is discussed:
http://drearth.net/blog/learning-cen...ral-lawn-care/
Also - Has the gardener been applying fertilizer? When/How often?
Is he setting the mower to proper height?
Here's a link to a Dr Earth (mfr. of superb organic potting soil, planting mix and fertilizers) web page in which lawn care is discussed:
http://drearth.net/blog/learning-cen...ral-lawn-care/
Oct 28th 2012, 1:33 pm
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Re: Gardening in Southern California
As a sidenote, have you checked out http://sdbgarden.org/ ?
We are members there...mainly for the children's garden.
We are members there...mainly for the children's garden.
Oct 28th 2012, 11:26 pm
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Re: Gardening in Southern California
As a sidenote, have you checked out http://sdbgarden.org/ ?
We are members there...mainly for the children's garden.
We are members there...mainly for the children's garden.
