Water your trees, not your fairways......

[Mike Sweeney]

Tough year for a bunch of courses this season. Thought some of the Supers might be interested in this article. Obviously a lawn is not a golf course ........

"The combination of record-setting temperatures, an intense heat wave in early July and less than half the normal rainfall in some areas scorched many Northeast landscapes this summer. So, according to Cornell scientists, what's your best bet to save your grass, trees and shrubs?

Water your trees and shrubs, but not the lawn.

"Overwatering during hot weather does far more damage to a lawn than drought," said Frank Rossi, turf specialist in Cornell's Department of Horticulture. Watering -- particularly frequent, light watering -- encourages lawn diseases and weeds, he explained."

Full article:

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug10/WaterPlants.html

[JC Jones]

Like a Cornell source is going to be credible....