Landscape
Guide: Turf Grass
Introduction
| Water Characteristics
| Soil Management |
Irrigation | Turf
Grass | Water Features | Plant List
In the heat of our summers,
nothing is quite as cool and inviting as a lush green lawn. When we experience
drought, however, lawns are usually the first area of the landscape to
be shorted water.
Increasing costs and a greater
environmental awareness have led us to reassess our heavy reliance on
the irrigation systems and extensive maintenance that are necessary to
make lawns beautiful. We face a serious dilemma in the coming years as
our population continues to grow faster than our potable water supply.
Recycled water can play a
major role in the successful management of turf grasses in our area. Because
recycled water is produced from municipal wastewater, the large volumes
of water needed to maintain adequate turf growth are readily available
even during periods of water shortage.
The higher nutrient content
of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium in recycled water is beneficial
to turf grasses. In many cases, turf and other landscape plants will be
able to obtain from recycled water all the phosphorous and potassium they
require, and a large part of their nitrogen requirement. Sufficient micro-nutrients
are also supplied by recycled water.
Sensitive grasses used on golf course putting greens,
however, may need to be irrigated using potable water or occasionally
flushed.
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