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kentauros

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4. The method for proper irrigation I also read on this site:

Reply to northoftheborder (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 04:03 PM

Jul 2013

Organic Lawn Care For the Cheap and Lazy, with their example being how the technique also works for wetting a sponge, equating your soil to that of a sponge (it is, in a way, especially when it's rich and deep soil.)

And for your xeriscaping needs, have a look at this Texas site, Native American Seed

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Questions about watering landscape during drought and hot weather [View all] AndyA Jul 2013 OP

Wow - quite a challenge - my expertise is not in landscaping - but I feel your pain.... NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #1

It sounds just like my area in So. Cal.! I don't understand about xtraxritical Jul 2013 #2

We have clay soils which expand and contract according to moisture level AndyA Jul 2013 #5

Wow, thanks for the info., I never knew. xtraxritical Jul 2013 #8

That is definitely the case in Southern California. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #10

My irrigation company made the following suggestion: northoftheborder Jul 2013 #3

The method for proper irrigation I also read on this site: kentauros Jul 2013 #4

Thanks for the links! Very informative. AndyA Jul 2013 #6

You're welcome! :) kentauros Jul 2013 #9

I lived in Houston for several years Curmudgeoness Jul 2013 #7

Rent an aerator XemaSab Jul 2013 #11

Drip irrigation is the best way I know to water directly BlueToTheBone Jul 2013 #12