Family pool on lawn all summer - what can I do to help the grass ...
Measure out the base of your pool and where it will go. BEFORE you setup your pool, cut & remove the grass circle where your pool will go. Outline it first and make sure you go 1-2 inches down that way you can roll it up like sod and keep it all as 1 piece. It may actually be easier to do as a square instead of a round section like your pool.
Can I use swimming pool water to water plants and vegetables?
2015年8月27日 · I'd check that the ppm solids in the pool water is not too high after that week too. If you've been adding a lot of bleach/algicide etc all summer, you may have more salt buildup than is healthy. The bleach'll break down into chlorates, chloramines and eventually chlorides, but you don't want to be dumping 2500 ppm of chloride ions onto your ...
How to deal with water pooling on lawn
2016年4月1日 · Add a comment. Add organic matter. Whether you are trying to get a heavy clay soil to drain better, or light sandy soil to retain water and nutrients, one of the surest ways of improving your soil is to add organic matter. Spread 2 to 4 inches of compost or well-rotted manure, for example, and work it into the soil after you kill the vegetation.
Can I use the water that collects on our large pool cover?
2015年4月5日 · The water won't have huge amounts of nutrients, but will contain a good amount of microbes. You can use it to water your plants, but I see no reason for spraying it on the leaves. It will be a little acidic, but regular (at least every 3-4 years) pH tests will catch any harmful trends long before they become an issue, which they likely won't.
irrigation - Sprinkler head pools water while running only
The cracks only opened to be visible when under pressure. If it is one of many sprinkler heads compare the throw distance (the distance the water travels from the head at max distance) to the other heads. If there is a significant difference then a greater volume of water will be dumped around the head than the system plans for.
Can salt be used to control weeds permanently?
Yes, using lots of salt to kill weeds will affect ground water, although how much its affected depends entirely on how much you use and how often. A small amount occasionally is unlikely to cause much harm. But there is one other factor to consider - salt damages concrete and other paving materials. Damage occurs from the use of salt/grit mixes ...
lawn repair - How can I drain water from a low spot in my garden …
Standing water means breeding mosquitoes. A dry well can also look like a dry pond, stream. It'll get the water flowing again, look great, stop standing water and mosquitoes. It is inexpensive, you can easily do the work yourself. Send a picture of your property, a base plan. An 'as-built' you can find in your mortgage documents.
watering - Negative effects of water pooling in garden
2012年6月27日 · We live in a very nutrient rich area of the country and the plants seem do be doing very well. However I didn't add any mulch or other lighter soil to the ground while I was tilling. Now when it rains or when I water the garden, the water seems to pool for a longer period of time than I would personally like to see.
watering - How can I automatically fill a water reservoir when a …
A float switch (like those used in a toilet) will not work (to my knowledge) as the water level drops and rises during the day (when the water pump comes on) but only reaches the low water mark every few weeks after some evaporation takes place. A float switch would fill the reservoir every time the water level drops, creating over flow.
watering - Is it okay to use left-over pasta water to water plants ...
2014年9月5日 · The water is not lost when washing pot because if it's not salted and no oil is used, its fine to water non-potted plants with it, and therefore the water from the pot is re-used and the pot is just washed, versus if water was not re-used it …