OUR GEM: Water smart
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North Idaho summers are made for being outside, whether that’s cooling off in Lake Coeur d’Alene, hiking in the mountains, or tending to the yard, it’s impossible to spend too much time outdoors. But when it comes to watering your lawn, more isn’t always better. Most people water too much, gaining little benefit for their grass and skyrocketing their utility bills.
On average, lawns only need one inch of water per week. Yet it’s common to overwater, saturating the soil and even flooding it. Not only is this wasteful, but it can actively harm your grass. Overwatering causes shallow root growth, making plants less resilient and thirstier as they can’t access deeper stored water. Overwatering also promotes diseases and pests. Waterlogged roots are deprived of critical oxygen, slowly suffocating them. It is estimated that up to 50% of the water we use for outdoor watering is wasted.
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