1. Do lawns really need to be watered? Updated: January 11, 2012
2. Can irrigating a lawn damage woody and herbaceous ornamentals? Updated: January 05, 2012
3. Can watering increase lawn weed problems? Updated: January 05, 2012
4. What is the most efficient kind of sprinkler to use with a hose? Updated: November 30, 2011
5. How do I save water in watering my lawn? Updated: November 27, 2011
6. Does it harm plants to water with an overhead sprinkler in the heat of the day? Updated: November 25, 2011
7. How do I know when to water my lawn? Updated: November 14, 2011
8. Parts of my lawn look okay on 15 minute watering restrictions and others look terrible. My sprinkler system seems to be working fine. What is the problem? Updated: November 14, 2011
9. Do you have some cost-effective suggestions for mitigating weeds in my lawn? Should I be aerating and/or fertilizing? I live in Colorado. Updated: November 09, 2011
10. Do soil amendments conserve water in the landscape? Updated: November 04, 2011
11. How do I conserve water when irrigating the landscape? Updated: November 04, 2011
12. I water my lawn every day, but it has developed brown spots. Why? I live in Colorado. Updated: October 16, 2011
13. How much water should I apply to my lawn? Updated: October 10, 2011
14. What causes thin, patchy grass? Updated: October 10, 2011
15. Is soil depth an important consideration affecting irrigation? Updated: October 04, 2011
16. Why are my trees showing drought stress when I water the lawn every night with my automatic sprinklers? Updated: September 29, 2011
17. Will watering improve yields on my fruit plantings? Updated: September 27, 2011
18. How do I decide where in the landscape to place plants with high-water or low-water needs? I live in Colorado. Updated: September 21, 2011
19. Are thinned stands and healthy trees still at risk for bark beetle infestation? Updated: May 11, 2011
20. How should trees be irrigated? Updated: May 09, 2011
21. I have been told by some "old-time" gardeners to water yard plants with a hose (before sunrise) after a freeze to minimize frost damage. Does this harm or help ornamental plants? Updated: April 21, 2011
22. How can I irrigate more energy efficiently? Updated: October 08, 2010
23. How can I improve the efficiency of my irrigation system? Updated: October 08, 2010
24. Why would pines and junipers not do well in an irrigated lawn area? I live in Colorado. Updated: July 26, 2010
25. How do I install drip irrigation for my garden? Updated: July 07, 2010
26. When is the best time to water my lawn? Updated: July 06, 2010
27. My pear tree I planted this spring is dropping yellow leaves. My thirty-foot tall hackberry is doing the same thing. I'm watering regularly with a sprinkler and the grass looks okay under the trees. What's wrong with them? Updated: June 24, 2010
28. Which evergreen trees grow the fastest in Colorado? We are hoping to plant an evergreen (pinyon, juniper, Ponderosa, or some other native variety) to increase our privacy. The tree would be planted on a slope. We can water the tree, but would prefer not to water it beyond the first couple years. Also, we live at 6700 feet and would need a tree that would do well at this altitude. Updated: June 24, 2010
29. Why would brown patches develop in a lawn that is watered every other evening for an hour? Updated: December 02, 2009
30. Why would a lawn that is watered twice a day for five minutes each time in the summer appear to dry out very quickly? Updated: December 02, 2009

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