TLDR: Smart Lawn Care
This post explains how artificial turf and smart pump/irrigation technology can work together to create a more sustainable yard: turf cuts out mowing, watering, and many lawn chemicals, while pump systems (especially with soil-moisture sensors and even rainwater harvesting) help gardens and flower beds use only the water they actually need—saving time, water, and money. We like to call it smart lawn care.
Over the past five or 10 years, there’s been a huge push toward sustainability. You see company after company creating products from recycled products. However, eco-friendliness can be something you incorporate into your everyday life, like with your yard, particularly artificial turf for your lawn. Pump technology is also contributing to this movement. Today, we are going to discuss smart lawn care further.
Key Takeaways: Smart Lawn Care
- No Mowing = Fewer Emissions: Artificial turf eliminates regular mowing, reducing fumes/emissions from lawnmowers.
- Less Chemical Reliance: Turf reduces the need for pesticides/insecticides/fertilizers often used to fight weeds and pests in natural lawns.
- Water Conservation: Synthetic turf doesn’t need watering, which is positioned as especially helpful during drought restrictions.
- Turf Can Reduce Some Pest Pressure: The article notes fewer soil/root conditions that support pests like ticks, aphids, grubs, fleas, and chinch bugs.
- Smart Pump Tech Reduces Waste In Beds/Gardens: Using sensors + programming (like soil-moisture detection), pumps can adjust watering so beds only get what they need.
- Rainwater Harvesting Is A “Next Step”: Collecting rainwater into a tank and using a pump to irrigate landscaping reduces reliance on spigots/municipal water.
- Beyond Sustainability: Convenience + Cost: The post emphasizes saving time (no mowing/less weeding) and potentially saving on water/energy bills, plus a cleaner outdoor experience after rain (less mud).
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Lawn Sustainability and Artificial Turf
Artificial turf for your lawn provides sustainability in several ways, including the following:
No Mowing
Real grass requires regular mowing to keep your yard looking pristine and neat. While you might have the time, you’re emitting carbon emissions into the air as you push or ride a lawnmower.
Whenever you have artificial turf, you won’t ever need to mow it, so you’re not putting all those harmful fumes into the air. Plus, you’re saving yourself time in the process!
No Need For Pesticides, Insecticides, Or Fertilizers
Commonly, people use pesticides, insecticides, or fertilizers on their grass to keep away the pests, prevent weeds, and nourish the soil. These substances, however, aren’t wonderful for the environment. Insecticides and pesticides both consist of chemicals that are harmful to wildlife, including pollinators.
While fertilizers seem innocent enough, considering they’re just nutrients for plants, they’re actually dangerous to the environment because they pollute the water whenever it rains. All the excess nutrients run into the lakes, rivers, and streams. The excess nitrogen and phosphorus are known to cause algae blooms — rapid growths in algae that are known to reduce oxygen levels in the water, and in turn, can harm fish and other life.
Fertilizers also give off nitrous oxide into the atmosphere, which is known to contribute to climate change. They’re toxic to wildlife and can harm beneficial microorganisms in the soil.
When you have artificial turf, you don’t need to worry about pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. It resists weeds well, and if you should happen to find any, they’re usually easy to address. Artificial grass also decreases the pest population in your yard because it doesn’t have soil and roots that promote pests like ticks, aphids, grubs, fleas, and chinch bugs. Burrowing nuisances like ants and moles will find it hard to create a home in artificial grass for this reason. Therefore, you won’t need chemical solutions to prevent them.
Won’t Need To Water It
You won’t need to water your synthetic turf, which conserves a valuable resource. This is especially beneficial during times when Orange County and the surrounding areas are having droughts and residents are required to minimize water usage.
Pump Technology and Sustainability
You might think you can’t use pump technology if you have artificial turf for your lawn, and while that may be true, you could further enhance your sustainability efforts if you use it for your flower beds and gardens. These smart systems have efficient pumps, sensors, and programming that reduce the amount of water they use.
For instance, you might have an irrigation system with soil moisture sensors that can detect how much moisture is in the soil. To ensure the bed only receives the water it needs, which reduces water usage, the pump will automatically adjust to accommodate how much water is in the soil already.
Pump technology may include a rainwater harvesting system that allows you to collect rainwater, store it in a tank, and then use it for your landscaping features so you’re not using water from a spigot.
Let’s say you don’t have any type of synthetic grass right now. You’re on the fence and one day want it, but maybe now just isn’t that time. You can still use a pump to help with your conservation efforts. The pump can be programmed to only release so much water for a certain length of time, so you’re not running it consistently.
FAQ: Smart Lawn Care
1) Is artificial turf actually “sustainable”?
It can be more sustainable for water use and chemical reduction because it doesn’t require watering and can reduce fertilizers/pesticides. The overall sustainability depends on factors like materials, heat, lifespan, and disposal/recycling.
2) Does artificial turf eliminate the need for pest control?
Not necessarily. The article says turf can reduce habitat for some pests because there’s no soil/roots like natural lawns, but pests can still exist around landscaping, beds, structures, and edges.
3) If I install turf, do I still need irrigation?
You typically won’t water the turf itself, but you may still irrigate flower beds, gardens, trees, and shrubs. That’s where pump tech and sensors can help reduce water waste.
4) What is “pump technology” in lawn care?
In this context, it’s an irrigation setup using efficient pumps + controls/sensors (like soil moisture sensors) to automate watering and reduce overwatering.
5) How do soil-moisture sensors save water?
They measure how wet the soil already is, so irrigation can scale back or skip watering when moisture is sufficient—improving efficiency and reducing waste.
Benefits Beyond Sustainability
Although you’re absolutely benefiting from the impact your efforts have on the environment, though you may not feel them directly, there are other advantages to opting to use synthetic grass and/or a pump. For one, you can benefit by saving money on your energy and water bills. If you currently hire someone for lawncare or gardening, you can save money with artificial grass and/or pumps.
You might also find that these options are much more convenient for you. A prime example: you can save yourself time by not having to do as much with your lawn since you won’t have to mow, weed-whack, or perform heavy weeding with synthetic grass. And when it comes to pumps, you can set automations that make it hassle-free for you. You also save time because you won’t have to remain there until the hose is done releasing water. If you were originally using a watering can, it could save you from needing to walk to the garden, especially when it’s extremely hot out.
Not to mention, with turf, when it rains, your kids and pets can still enjoy the outdoors without all the mud and mess. This is particularly beneficial when you don’t have a pooch digging holes in the mud or a child who just made mud pies coming inside for a drink.
Turf can look more aesthetically appealing. It’ll look nice even after use.
Having artificial turf for your lawn and using a pump are two ways you can do your part for the environment while keeping your yard looking immaculate. And it’s not just in one way. These are steps you can take to help the environment in more than one way. That’s not where the advantages of these end, either, because you can also save yourself time and make life more convenient for yourself in the process. Contact us at Gunter Pest & Lawn to learn more about who can make your yard safer.
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