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TOPIC: Water

• Can I use laundry water to water plants and lawn instead of just sending it into the sewer?
• How deep should perennials, annuals, and lawn be watered?
• How long should I run my sprinklers to irrigate my lawn properly?
• I am currently looking to put in a turf grass and I wanted to know which would be the better choice between Buffalograss, Blue grama, crested wheat grass or Sideoats grama grass?
• I am going to Hydroseed this weekend and need to know how much to water so that it germinates correctly.
• I am looking to plant Buffalo grass, which type of Buffalo grass would you recommend for Tooele?
• I have noticed quite a few brown areas in lawns in the Salt Lake area, including my own.
• I have someone with about ¾ of an acre and they want to plant some kind of grass that won't require a lot of water or mowing but is good for children to play on.
• I have thinned out my scrub oak as a fire preventative, but I keep getting lots of runners. How do I control the runners?
• I live in Provo and have two large dogs. They have made my back yard dirt. To fix this, should I sod or hydro seed?
• I want to revamp my lawn area plant more drought tolerant plants. Is there a way I can adjust my sprinklers to work with my new landscape - without digging the system up or hiring a professional?
• I would like to replace my dying grass with wildflowers on a sandy, hill on S. mountain. What kind of wildflowers are drought resistant and would they grow well, and where could I buy them?
• If I don't have enough water to fully irrigate all of my crop land should I try to spread the water across all of the acreage, or irrigate fewer acres with closer to full irrigation?
• It is July 6th and I have a dirt yard now. Is it too late to plant a few trees and shrubs and would it be better to hydroseed now or wait until September?
• The governor's initiative says that I shouldn't water between 10AM and 6 PM. Won't I have disease problems if I irrigate at night?
• This year we've noticed that many of our scrub oak trees have not shown any leaves. Adjacent properties have the same issue.
• We live in a rural area and our indoor and outdoor water source is a flowing artesian well. It's only August, and the well is no longer "flowing." What has to happen for the well to start producing water?
• What causes tomato blossom end rot? How do you treat it?
• What is the best way to plant wildflowers?
• What kind of grass does well in St. George with minimal watering and how/when can we start it from seed?
• What types of grass use the most (or least) amount of water?
• Where can I find an extensive list of drought tolerant trees, perennials and shrubs?
• Would Zoysia grass be a good alternative to the bluegrass?