I just saw a SJRWMD commercial that featured a man literally swimming in his St. Augustine lawn.
The District add was geared to ask people not to over-water their, guess what…. LAWNS.
Living proof that SJRWMD is heavily motivated by the perfect green turf grass lawn.
Have you seen the “Water Wise” billboards that have a close up photo of pop up sprinkler heads and perfect St. Augustine grass?
True conservation of the water resource would feature completely sustainable, native Florida front yards that don’t need irrigation, fertilizers, pesticides, and assorted gasoline powered lawn machines. But what would the lawn industry, fertilizer and pesticide producers and turf grass industry have to say about saving over 50 percent of potable water from being used on thirsty lawns?
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