News Filed Tue, Nov 10 8:14 PM
Roseville offers fall tips to make your lawn and garden more water-wise
The City of Roseville says autumn is a good time to try water-saving yard techniques, from sheet mulching to adjusting your irrigation schedule.
- Fall is a good time to make your lawn and garden more water-efficient, the City of Roseville says.
- Sheet mulching can replace a conventional lawn without tilling or herbicides.
- Test your soil before watering or fertilizing, and cut your irrigation days in half as temperatures drop.
- The city offers lawn conversion rebates and free gardening workshops (Release).
City shares fall water-saving tips
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- City of Roseville news release
The City of Roseville says fall is a good time to try new techniques that make your lawn and garden more water-efficient.
One option is sheet mulching, a lawn-conversion method that often starts with a layer of cardboard over the lawn, followed by compost and then organic mulch like wood chips or straw. The city says it decomposes grasses and suppresses weeds without herbicides.
Adjust watering as the weather cools
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- City of Roseville news release
As temperatures lower, the city suggests cutting the number of watering days in your irrigation schedule in half. It says not to reduce the run time on a watering day just yet.
To check soil moisture, push a screwdriver six to eight inches long into the soil. If it slides in four to six inches deep, the soil has plenty of moisture and you do not need to water yet.
Rebates, workshops and the Inspiration Garden
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- City of Roseville news release
The city says the Inspiration Garden at Roseville's Utility Exploration Center is a place to find plants that flourish within city limits. The center also offers no-cost workshops for Roseville gardeners all year.
Residents can check lawn conversion rebates at roseville.ca.gov/rebates to see if they could get cash for their grass.
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