Turn off your sprinklers and see the benefits!
Consider all you can accomplish through one simple pledge. The annual Water Wise Village Challenge reminds residents about the many benefits of not watering your grass during winter. By pledging, you’ll not only have a healthier lawn, you’ll save water and help your village earn education funds, too!
- Lawn care experts, such as Texas A&M AgriLife’s Turf Specialists, stress that watering during winter (when St Augustine grass goes dormant) and overwatering in general, weakens a lawn’s root system. Weak roots are a siren call for chinch bugs, sod web worms and other damaging insects, disease such as brown patch, and a host of weeds. Protect your lawn’s health by avoiding winter irrigation and limiting warm weather irrigation to one inch a week.
- Now consider the water savings. Turning off your sprinklers from October through March will save an average of 20,000 gallons of water. When 500 homes pledge, 10 million gallons are saved! And a lot of money, too.
- The villages with the most pledges receive a cash donation from challenge partners, Woodlands Water Agency, Alspaugh’s Ace Hardware and The Woodlands GREEN. Those funds go directly to local youth education.
Thousands of residents across The Woodlands have taken the pledge, and more than half heard about it from a friend. So, spread the word and help your village come out on top.
Make your lawn the envy of the neighborhood by supporting education while saving water. Take the first step now and make the pledge.
Take the Water Wise Village Challenge Pledge at www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/waterconservation or use scan the QR code below with your phone’s camera.
It’s so easy to pledge. Do it every year, and ask a neighbor to sign up, too!
According to AgriLife Extension Turfgrass Specialists, Water Wise Texas Home Lawns should rely on:
- Watering less frequently – no more than twice a week, but watering deeply to improve drought tolerance
- Using a Cycle and Soak method for best soil/water infiltration (water in small amounts over several hours instead of all at once, which results in runoff and water waste)
- Turning irrigation off when grass is dormant during the fall and winter.
Simplify your life by receiving weekly email recommendations on watering from Woodlands Water Agency. Sign up by looking for “Receive Updates” at www.woodlandswater.org and entering your email address. The information is available even if you are not a Woodlands Water customer.