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Originally Posted by Slava
I can't say I wouldn't water overnight if I had just put new sod down. I don't think it's unreasonable either.
That said, I don't find this water restriction or reduction all that bad. Truthfully, it's opened my eyes to some habits I have that are pretty wasteful that I can probably curtail going forward. I try to be cognizant of water use in general because I think that this is actually the biggest issue we face over the longer-term, but there "were" times I would just let some water run that I've noticed over the past week and it's a pretty minor adjustment for me to just not do that going forward.
I've continually pushed off the xeriscaping to "next year". I think more people should do that though. It depends on your property, but grass in the front yard (in particular) is just so pointless. It's basically only aesthetic, and I just don't see a lot of point.
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Maybe I am looking at it the wrong way, but Xeriscaping does not seem like a good response.
With a xeriscape, there is virtually zero water retention capability and the soil just continues to dry out and shed water faster. Soil is the best storage place for water and xeriscaping seems counterproductive.