Help save my new lawn- water restrictions going up

[JDub]

Update: In December I rigged up a simple gravity fed greywater system where every drop from the showers runs onto the front lawn...
Its simply PVC under the house and converts to black flex pipe once it gets outside...

like bec I move the house around daily to ensure the water is spread out evenly...
My lawn is still nice and green as in the previous pics

If water restrictions go up again I will have to work out something a little more elaborate to do the back lawn as its (unlike the front lawn) uphill

What are peoples thoughts on the grey water pump such as these ones?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GREY-WATER-PU...QQcmdZViewItem

Joel

[Big Shed]

like bec I move the house around daily to ensure the water is spread out evenly...

Joel

Seems a lot of effort to go to to save a bit of water

[jimc]

Grey water is fantastic as long as you do not poisen your garden with additional salt of phosphrus that will kill native vegetation.

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cheers

[Crumden]

nice lawn. We put down Sir Walter buffalo 2 years ago. I have no problem keeping it green with minimal watering (once per fortnight atm)

We have that Canberra blend stuff in the front yard, and its near impossible to keep green atm.

My advice is to consider the type of turf you are putting in before having to go to the expense of alterntive watering methods later.

But hey, its only my opinon. Best of luck with your quest.

How do you find the Sir Walter goes in winter, Tekskelator? I'm thinking of putting some in once the restrictions ease up a bit, but I've seen some that has yellowed off completely once the frosts hit.



At the moment I'm trying to work out whether I could establish a new lawn during restrictions at the same time as trying to work out how to deal with surface water flooding from all the recent storms .

[dazzler]

Try oversowing with oats. They establish fast, aerate the soil, protect the young turf from heavy sun and seeing as you keep mowing them (very high setting) they dont seed and rot away after the season.

A boorowa farmer taught me this and was how they got grass to grow on new dam walls and such in the heat.