Summer weather is coming! Here are water-saving tips with resources for healthy plants and groundwater basins:
Plant native, water-wise, fire-wise landscaping plants.
Schedule a free Garden Sense consultation and have a Sonoma County Master Gardener help you find the right plants for your space.
Use the water more than once with graywater and rainwater systems to stretch your water resources.
Water the wise way by using the Irrigation Scheduling Tool to take the guess work out of scheduling your irrigation timer.
Water between midnight and 6 a.m. for less water loss due to evaporation and wind.
Encourage strong roots through deep watering by scheduling your timer for two start times with shorter watering run times.
Install drip irrigation or hand water with a shutoff nozzle to deliver water directly to plant roots.
Check your irrigation timer batteries! Power outages can restart them causing them to go into water wasting default settings.
Check regularly for leaks and broken heads which can waste gallons of water.
Check out the Well Aware webpage for more do-it-yourself guides and free resources.
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