Posted By: Rachael Witter
rwitter@klkntv.com
Many residents are asking themselves if they should bother watering their lawns.
It all depends on the type of grass you have. In some cases, you can actually let it go brown like a lot of them already are. Steve Schmidt is doing what the city wants. He waters only 2 to 3 times a week, and his lawn looks pretty nice.
"Make sure they get a drink of water, that's all we can do," says Schmidt.
But there are many lawns across Lincoln that look like they're dying, but for a lot of people who don't want to water.. That's okay!
For example, Kentucky bluegrass will go dormant and turn brown. Experts say it should recover well once it rains and temperatures go down. When it comes to fescues, that is the only type of grass you don't want to let go dormant. It requires about an inch of water a week.
If you are watering your lawn on a regular basis, there are a few guidelines.
"A deep soaking. It's nice to get that moisture down several inches or maybe even a foot to really soak that area good in between waterings. In the long term, I see a lot of pretty decent turf grass in the shady areas, under shade trees," says Randy Wolf with Campbell's Nursery.
Schmidt says he hasn't gotten his water bill for this month yet, but anticipates it being a little higher.
"I think it will be. We haven't seen it yet, but I think it will be just a touch higher than it has been in the past."
For those fescues.. Again, only about an inch of water a week will keep them alive.. If you're not sure how much an inch is put out a rain gauge or a can and measure when you hit an inch.. And you'll know how long it took..
