Photo of the week: mowing height and water use

In your efforts to reduce water use, you may want to consider lowering the height of cut in fairways and roughs, especially if you are cultivating cool season turf varieties there. In a study from 1981, researchers showed significant decreases in water use when the height of cut was lowered from 2.4 inches to 1.2 inches. Even if you can’t implement this dramatic of a change in mowing heights, even a 10% reduction can make a big difference in achieving…