Hello,
Currently, it is quite dry everywhere, which has made the lawn here look like straw. I have heard that some people now use a timer to water their lawn at night, for example at 2 a.m., resulting in a beautifully green lawn.
Does anyone have experience with this? What exactly is needed for it?
So far, I only have a hose splitter with two outlets connected to my outdoor water tap, each running a polyethylene (PE) pipe with pop-up sprinklers. Until now, I have had to manually turn on the outdoor tap in the late afternoon and open the valve on the splitter for the desired PE pipe. Of course, this can be quite inconvenient and inefficient in the long run.
Currently, it is quite dry everywhere, which has made the lawn here look like straw. I have heard that some people now use a timer to water their lawn at night, for example at 2 a.m., resulting in a beautifully green lawn.
Does anyone have experience with this? What exactly is needed for it?
So far, I only have a hose splitter with two outlets connected to my outdoor water tap, each running a polyethylene (PE) pipe with pop-up sprinklers. Until now, I have had to manually turn on the outdoor tap in the late afternoon and open the valve on the splitter for the desired PE pipe. Of course, this can be quite inconvenient and inefficient in the long run.
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RotorMotor14 Jun 2023 08:46xMisterDx schrieb:
Alternatively, consider that Germany is increasingly facing water shortage situations, and maybe we shouldn’t be wasting multiple cubic meters per year on green, yet ecologically almost worthless, lawns...The diesel-powered gas heater is turning green after all, I really like that!Ytong2023 schrieb:
The causes of dry and brown lawns are mowing too short and too often.
Lawn robots don’t help either. I have very healthy and green grass myself. Yes, that also depends on soil quality.
Still, you don’t have to mow three times a week. Just leave it a bit taller and mow when rain is expected.How tall do you leave your grass, and how often do you water currently?H
HoisleBauer2214 Jun 2023 08:48rick2018 schrieb:
But the rain often comes as heavy rainfallPlease keep in mind that streams and rivers also benefit when water flows in; this is important for shipping on large rivers as well. Additionally, farmers pump water from rivers for their fields (of course, not for food crops). I wonder what would happen if everyone collected all their rainwater from roofs. What would then flush the sewer system, and so on? Also, wastewater treatment plants discharge purified water back into rivers...W
WilderSueden14 Jun 2023 08:49motorradsilke schrieb:
Or you can simply water every 2 to 3 days during the dry months. At least we want to be able to walk and sit on the lawn, preferably barefoot. A lawn with just gravel and/or only herbs won’t work for that.
In our sandy soil, plants need water more often than in clay or other denser soils, except for cacti and similar plants. But walking on those is not very comfortable. You can walk on it. If you really want a traditional lawn, that’s your choice, and then you will need to water every couple of days. At least as long as that is allowed—there have been many reports of water shortages in Brandenburg recently. But please don’t blame your soil for choosing completely unsuitable plants. Nature has adapted over thousands of years to every climate and soil type and has found the right match for each location. If you want to think outside the box, try searching for “flower gravel lawn.” It’s usually intended for gravel driveways, paths, etc., but it should also thrive well in sandy soil.
HoisleBauer22 schrieb:
I wonder what would happen if everyone collected all their roof water.Municipalities actually encourage this. There are fees for sealed surfaces that do not allow water infiltration. Unless the water is directed into a cistern or permeable paving or something similar.
@Ytong2023 then show us your “best lawn”
A proper lawn is mowed every day, ideally with a reel mower. Not everyone wants a lawn that looks like a wooded area. A robotic mower actually improves the lawn by cutting it daily, and you can save about one-third on fertilizer.
The cutting height can also be adjusted 😉
When it’s dry, even a height of 4-5 cm (1.5-2 inches) won’t help. At that point, it’s no longer a lawn but more like a meadow.
Mine is kept year-round at about 1.7 cm (0.7 inches).
A proper lawn is mowed every day, ideally with a reel mower. Not everyone wants a lawn that looks like a wooded area. A robotic mower actually improves the lawn by cutting it daily, and you can save about one-third on fertilizer.
The cutting height can also be adjusted 😉
When it’s dry, even a height of 4-5 cm (1.5-2 inches) won’t help. At that point, it’s no longer a lawn but more like a meadow.
Mine is kept year-round at about 1.7 cm (0.7 inches).
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WilderSueden14 Jun 2023 10:29Sorry, but a meadow is about hip-high and is mowed twice a year. The plant species are completely different. It actually benefits the lawn during dry periods if, first, you don’t mow it too short and, second, you don’t trim it every day, allowing the grass to grow. With less growth, you can also skip fertilizing, and the grass requires much less water. At about 5cm (2 inches) height, even the herb rosettes survive mowing. Of course, you can’t really play golf on it, and you probably won’t win any awards at the English garden show. But it remains a lawn, not a meadow.
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