My lawn looks like the Gobi desert but next door, his lawn looks like the pitch at Anfield. We think he's using a hospepipe at 3 in the morning but he says he's just lucky that a couple of natural springs bubble up under his grass. We've had a rota of people staying up but no-one's caught him watering- Could he be right?
2006-08-11 01:43:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
There are irrigation hoses that never expose the water above ground but still leave a lush green lawn. If he has one of these systems only the municipality would know for sure. Anyway of comparing the cost of his water with your own?
2006-08-11 01:50:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could be right. That does happen in certain places, but I very much doubt that is likely. If he did, his ground would most likely be soggy most the time. No natural spring is that perfect. The only way would be if it was a natural spring and he drained off the excess.
Most likely he has an underground watering system. There are watering systems that leach water out from pipes X number of inches under the ground. This allows the grass to soak up the water underneath and sets the water table to just about right at the bottom of the grass roots. Purdue University designed a system like this that is used on many NFL and collegiate football fields that have natural turf. Not only does the system add water to the ground, but the pipes can be reversed and also used to drain water, so the ground doesn't get too soggy. It's done by placing a layer of plastic a foot or two below the ground with pipes placed on top of it, then topped with several inches of sand, topped by a few inches of topsoil, then finally topped by sod. Then walla! You have a perfectly green lawn getting watered and drained underneath the ground and nobody knows the wiser. Well, except for the perfectly green lawn.
Another possible explanation could be how he's done the soil. You could mix in a lot of pete moss in the ground and that would help retain moisture. Then by using a descent amount of Potassium fertilizer he could help encourage the rooting of the grass making it look a lot better. If you add nitrogen to the grass that will darken up your lawn quite a bit.
2006-08-11 01:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the best of my knowledge a natural spring is not normally concentrated enough to water only one garden, but actually a fairly large area. Natural springs occur when water gets trapped under impermeable soils (e.g. clay) and then finds its way up where there is no clay. This is gonna happen a good distance below the ground, and so by the time the water reaches the surface it would spread out over a large distance.
He could in theory have a water pipe or even sewage pipe running under his garden which has burst and is leaking water onto it though.
2006-08-11 01:53:23 · answer #3 · answered by Steve-Bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are irrigation hoses that never expose the water above ground but still leave a lush green lawn. If he has one of these systems only the municipality would know for sure. Anyway of comparing the cost of his water
2006-08-11 04:15:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not likely...
If he had "natural springs" coming up from his lawn, you would see evidence of water..(it has to flow some place!)...
Also, his "lawn" would always be "wet", to the point of saturation....(You should be able to step on his lawn and your feet would get wet, or you would sink into the dirt, because of the "underground springs).
I have seen places, where they have underground springs in peoples yard, and its always a marsh, in the yard.
I suspect that he has burried soaker hoses, in the grass, or, has a sprinkler system in place...
It sounds like "grass envy" to me, so, I wouldnt pay it no mind, unless there is a water shortage in your area, then I would probably inform the authroities...
I wish you well..
Jesse
2006-08-11 01:53:37 · answer #5 · answered by x 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe he's NOT doing any illegal watering, I suggest you hail the next passing pig and fly to your water companies' office. I'm sure THEY'D like to know just how his grass is so green ! As has been suggested, I suspect an under-surface system has been installed. Worth reporting if only on the grounds that if WE can't water, why should HE?
2006-08-11 01:57:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is either tinkling out of the bathroom window or draining his bathwater onto the lawn or irrigating his lawn like they do the fields next to the Nile or he is diverting the local burst watermain or tappig into your supply, which is more likely considering your lawn is dying of thirst.........................
2006-08-11 03:42:26 · answer #7 · answered by stingmyflesh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's always water under ground....and u need to have new dirt or fertileizer in ur lawn for the grass to grow...
2006-08-11 01:51:42 · answer #8 · answered by anh23059 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, silly s*d - he's probably using a watering can which is still legal
2006-08-11 01:51:20 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the grass is always greener on the other side!
2006-08-11 02:00:51 · answer #10 · answered by Allasse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋