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Watering & Drought
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Drought resistant grass - How drought resistant is it?
Richard - Simple answer is pretty good!
It’s not so much that the grass is drought resistant but that it grows very deep roots. Deep roots means the grass taps into water much deeper down and in a typical summer can mean the difference between a green and a brown lawn. Unfortunately, there is a limit to how long it can keep going in dry weather but if you live in a dry county or have freely draining soil and don’t mind a slightly coarse lawn then you won’t be disappointed. See Lawnsmith ® STAYGREEN Lawn Grass Seed
Water maximiser and water retention products - do these work?
Mr Oldroyd - A good question. The answer is yes and no!
Yes, they do work but perhaps not in the way you want. For all intents and purposes there are three different product groups involved here:
1/ Products that aid water penetration in dry areas and help prevent run off. These are very useful for maintaining water penetration into drought prone soils or for helping to rectify soil problems such as dry patch and fairy rings. Golf courses in particular are heavy users of this group of products of which Lawnsmith® MAXIMISE* is one.
2/ Lawn water retention products or so called ‘drought proof’ chemicals supposedly help hold water in the soil and prevent evaporation. I’m not convinced they work, particularly with some of the wild claims I have seen!
3/ Growth regulators. If you regulate and slow growth you need less water. Growth regulators work very well but need more than one application in a season to be completely effective. For lawn care you need a pretty good reason to go this far and to this expense. In the sports turf industry growth regulators save money not only in water for irrigation but also in labour as there is less mowing to be done.
Finally, none is a substitute for water – they just help get maximum benefit from a limited amount of water.
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