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| 'Tis the season to shut down the sprinklers. |
It's the time of year to ease off the lawn watering.
That's the advice from Elite Landscape Services, our grounds maintenance vendor.
"People can stop watering with sprinklers," said Jeff Mauro of Elite. "In the fall you don't need sprinklers. Between rain and dew, it's plenty."
"If the lawns get too much water the roots are shallow. Roots stay where the water is. We need the roots to go deep to strengthen the turf. Right now, roots are shallow from all the water," Jeff advises.
And, he points out one more practical item besides water conservation and turf rebuilding: "Skunks are looking for grubs." And, they like digging in water-softened soil.
P.S. Jeff sends his thanks for everyone removing the yellow pesticide warning flags from their lawns. It helped facilitate today's mowing.
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