Listening to Your Lawn

Many Florida homeowners don't realize that overwatering your lawn is as damaging as not water enough. Look for the signs your grass will exhibit when it's time to water.

UF/IFAS Sites

• FAWN Focus: Watering Your Florida Lawn
• "GrowSmart" Campaign
• Hold Your Water: Coping with Water Restrictions
• Living Green: Lawn Care & Irrigation

UF/IFAS Publications

• Drought Conditioning Your Lawn (PDF)
• Homeowner Best Management Practices for the Home Lawn
• Let Your Lawn Tell You When to Water
• Managing Your Florida Lawn Under Drought Conditions
• Resolve to be Water-wise in 2008 (PDF)
• Tips for Maintaining Landscapes During Drought

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• FYN Principle #2: Water Efficiently
• Improving Your Lawn's Drought Tolerance
• Watering & Irrigation

Other Sites

• Saving Water Outdoors--Southwest Florida Water Management District
• Think 2 Water Conservation Site--St. Johns River Water Management District
• Watering Your Lawn--Seminole County (FL) Extension Service