Water Conservation

by murffturf Comment Closed
Water and its conservation is becoming a really hot topic in Texas and around the nation over the last few years. We fill up our ponds with rain water as much as we can but still have to supplement with water wells. The wells are monitored by the Harris Galveston Subsidence District so they know how much water we pump and that we don't pump more than we're permitted to take. There is some good info on their website about water conservation as well as links to get a permit to drill a water well and other permits related to water use. Texas A&M has a some really good information about water conservation on their website as well. There's a section for Homeowners, Agriculture, Wildlife & Fisheries, and a couple of others. Under the Homeowners section they talk about Saving Water, Sprinklers & Irrigation, Landscaping, Plants & Trees, and a few other topics as well. They have a good section about how much...
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New Sod Needs Water

by murffturf Comment Closed
May 8, 2008 Just a quick update here about watering your new sod! Watering new sod is extremely important and deserves a quick update here. When sod is harvested, placed on a pallet, delivered to a new site, and then transplanted, it becomes stressed out as you can imagine. One of the best things you can do is to plant it as soon as possible because when the grass is stacked on a pallet it generates heat in all those layers. If left on the pallet too long (more than a day in the Summer) that heat will start to cook the grass and it will start turning brown. So step number one is to plant it as soon as possible! The next step is to water it properly. By the time the grass gets to your site it will be thirsty and be starting to dry out. You don't want the dirt on the block of grass to get dry and hard....
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