I plant all summer long. Be sure to keep plants moist before planting to minimize stress on the new plant material.

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Watering for too long, at the wrong time of day, or incorrectly costs money and wastes a precious resource. The way you water ...

Starting Monday, the water utility agency said it will permit sod and turf businesses to use up to one million gallons daily ...

Before you bust out the old lawnmower, you'll need to make sure that it's totally safe to mow your new sod, or you might do ...

Central Iowa Water Works lifts ban on companies installing sod. But it keeps prohibition on lawn watering for 600,000 Des Moines area customers.

Central Iowa's current restrictions prohibit lawn watering, with an exception for sod laid before the ban.

A ban on watering lawns has been issued in the Des Moines metro area for the first time to avoid a potential water crisis due to high concentrations of nitrates.

“Newly laid sod requires water each day for the first week outside of the municipal address days,” reads a statement on the township’s website. Those with permits are allowed to water daily between 6 ...

The city’s advisory requested that Reginans refrain from watering lawns (except for newly laid sod), and to delay filling hot tubs, pools and ponds.