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Replacing lawn, need suggestions for alternatives

Justin

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Lol I often think that Keith. We all have our climate issues. The problem is we have a hard a hard time embracing where we live. I guess the grass really is always greener someplace else!

I am in SoCal routinely. Spent the whole week there last week, and will be back there in another month. In two weeks I'll be in NorCal. They have incredible weather in that state for enjoying the outdoors. I was born in Louisiana, and God willing, will die here. I love where I live. And I do feel bad for my Cali friends with the drought, but there is always a trade off for climates. Don't get me wrong, I'll stick with mine, but all in all, theirs doesn't look all that bad, even if it is hold the grass.

Keith, can't seem to escape.

Hope you're recovering from your trip to Cali.

So [expletive] GOOD to see you!

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Ah, good luck Justin

I remember rounding up my lawn and never looking back.

Cackling with glee in fact.

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It's ironic that the nice weather over here is due to lack of frequent rainfall, well, lack of bad weather (kind of obvious, that). There is very little standing freshwater around anywhere, so very few bugs. Pretty much all the water here is imported from up north (aqueduct) and from the Colorado river. The real question is whether it's sustainable for 23 million thirsty residents over a long term, lawns or no lawns. Without imported water, this place here would be inhospitable for the most part, and it's the technology that keeps it going.

I heard from somewhere that California may be slowly coming out of the wetter period that has lasted many decades and settling into a mega-drought period, as these cycles can be seen from geologic evidence.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/09/02/california-megadrought/14446195/

Even worse, in the case of a natural disaster, specifically an earthquake, the water supply would be interrupted for over a year.

http://www.npr.org/2015/01/27/381887197/southern-california-s-water-supply-threatened-by-next-major-quake

I'm no engineer, but it seems like a combination nuclear power/desalination plant somewhere on the coast would solve both problems handily.

Also, I could envision some changes to future development that de-emphasized lawns, but included communal open areas for dogs and kids to run around in. That way there would only be one area of watered grass, rather than many relatively unused lawns, kind of like how old Savannah's town squares gave a number of residents their own green space.

Woodville, FL

zone 8b

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We had a nuclear plant right on the coast. We just closed it...

Resident of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, San Diego, CA and Pahoa, HI.  Former garden in Vista, CA.  Garden Photos

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