The Official Drought Thread

[Uncle Ted]

We don't put up with that crap in Utah. Only the REAL stuff here!!!

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=34515302

What the hell was that lady thinking? She could have just thrown down some gravel and created some additional parking for less money.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Artificial grass sucks ass. I can maybe see putting in small patch in your front yard where it won't be inundated (as much) by dogs, kids and dirt, but it's a huge loser in the backyard. And it's even worse if you have a dog. When a dog takes a piss on that artificial grass, where does it go? How do you rid of the dirt that gets tracked in by the adjacent landscaping? Do you plan on vacuuming your back lawn? On top of that, the artificial grass absorbs heat and it's intolerable during the summer. Add to that the dog piss smell getting augmented by the heat.

[Donuthole]

I put in a thousand square feet of the real stuff over the weekend.

[Pelado]

I put in a thousand square feet of the real stuff over the weekend.

Why do you hate California?

[Topper]

Good work Donut.

[Uncle Ted]

I put in a thousand square feet of the real stuff over the weekend.

Nice. Now you just need a robot to mow it...

[cowboy]

Nice. Now you just need a robot to mow it...

Or cows. I have 400 acres of lawn that my cows mow until July when they go to the mountain. Sheep will do for a smaller lawn. Stay away from goats - those damn things make a mess.

[Uncle Ted]

Or cows. I have 400 acres of lawn that my cows mow until July when they go to the mountain. Sheep will do for a smaller lawn. Stay away from goats - those damn things make a mess.

Good idea. A steer would auto-fertilize things for DH as well.

[Joe Public]

Or cows. I have 400 acres of lawn that my cows mow until July when they go to the mountain. Sheep will do for a smaller lawn. Stay away from goats - those damn things make a mess.

There's a steep hill in downtown Los Angeles - next to the Angels Flight rail and stairs for those who are familiar with the area - that overgrows with tall grasses and weeds every summer. It's much too steep to mow, so the city brings in a goats-for-hire guy who releases his goats on the hillside for a couple of days. The goats make pretty quick work of the grass and weeds.

[Uncle Ted]

There's a steep hill in downtown Los Angeles - next to the Angels Flight rail and stairs for those who are familiar with the area - that overgrows with tall grasses and weeds every summer. It's much too steep to mow, so the city brings in a goats-for-hire guy who releases his goats on the hillside for a couple of days. The goats make pretty quick work of the grass and weeds.

I wonder if the goats will have much to eat this summer... apparently the lawn mower at the LA Temple has been laid off:



http://www.latimes.com/local/westsid...511-story.html

but the good news is DH has some green grass in his backyard.

[falafel]

I put in a thousand square feet of the real stuff over the weekend.

Was the concrete border already there?

[Dwight Schr-ute]

I put in a thousand square feet of the real stuff over the weekend.

Dude. I've got great news. You can now make $1,500 on that stuff! http://www.snwa.com/rebates/wsl.html

Seriously though. What kind did you put in? Curious what you paid/sq foot.There may be some turf in my near future.

I wonder if the goats will have much to eat this summer... apparently the lawn mower at the LA Temple has been laid off:



http://www.latimes.com/local/westsid...511-story.html

but the good news is DH has some green grass in his backyard.

Interesting article. Thanks!

[Nakoma]

I put in a thousand square feet of the real stuff over the weekend.

Nice addition. Now you need to plant a row of trees along the back fence like the one in the far corner. Your neighbor has too good of a view into your backyard.

[Mormon Red Death]

Desalinization uses a ton of energy (and money). The Saudis just burn the oil they pump out of the ground. It is not a green solution.

The real reason... politics

[Walter Sobchak]

Artificial grass sucks ass. I can maybe see putting in small patch in your front yard where it won't be inundated (as much) by dogs, kids and dirt, but it's a huge loser in the backyard. And it's even worse if you have a dog. [1] When a dog takes a piss on that artificial grass, where does it go? [2] How do you rid of the dirt that gets tracked in by the adjacent landscaping? [3] Do you plan on vacuuming your back lawn? [4] On top of that, the artificial grass absorbs heat and it's intolerable during the summer. Add to that the dog piss smell getting augmented by the heat.

[1] Dog piss is a liquid. It will trickle down into the substrate, e.g. a gravel layer. Rain water or irrigation water will then both dilute the urine and flush it into french drains where it is collected and transported off-site... that is, if gravity works where you live.

[2] Perhaps "dirt" an acceptable ground cover at your home, but not in the nicer suburbs.

[3]


[4] This isn't a concern in temperate regions, such as in coastal areas.

I put in a thousand square feet of the real stuff over the weekend.


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That fence though.