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LAWN CARE [OUTDOOR TIPS]

#81 Hire a qualified pro to install your irrigation system and keep it working properly and efficiently.
#82 Hire a Smartscape Certified professional landscaper who has received landscape training specific to       the Sonoran Desert.
#83 Adjust your lawn mower to the height of 1.5 to 2 inches. Taller grass shades roots and holds soil         moisture better than short grass.
#84 Leave lawn clippings on your grass, this cools the ground and holds in moisture.
#85 If installing a lawn, select a lawn mix or blend that matches your climate and site conditions.
#86 Aerate your lawn periodically. Holes every six inches will allow water to reach the roots, rather         than run off the surface.
#87 If walking across the lawn leaves footprints (blades don't spring back up), then it is time to water.
#88 Let your lawn go dormant (brown) during the winter. Dormant grass only needs to be watered every         three to four weeks, less if it rains.
#89 Avoid overseeding your lawn with winter grass. Ryegrass needs water every few days, whereas Dormant       Bermuda grass needs water monthly.
#90 Remember to weed your lawn and garden regularly. Weeds compete with other plants for nutrients, light     and water.
#91 While fertilizers promote plant growth, they also increase water consumption. Apply the minimum           amount of fertilizer needed.
#92 Water your summer lawns once every three days and your winter lawn once every five days.
#93 Catch water in an empty tuna can to measure sprinkler output. 3/4 to 1 inch of water is enough to         apply each time you irrigate.

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