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California is a massive state with 16 different climate zones. The vast majority of California is not a desert. Lawns are fine in most of the state.
by dntrkv 4y ago
California is a massive state with 16 different climate zones. The vast majority of California is not a desert. Lawns are fine in most of the state.
- MengerSponge 4y agoBut most Californians do live in the desert. Lawns may be fine in most of the state, but not many people live in those parts.
- dntrkv 4y agoNo, most Californians do not live in the desert, not even close. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Types_California.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/K%C3%B6p...
- MengerSponge 4y agoOk, you discovered my colloquial use of a technical word. I know most Californians live in what is technically a "Mediterranean" climate. But relevant to the topic at hand: most Californians get well under 20 inches of rain per year. It isn't a "desert" biome, but "Desert" at least gets you in the right mindset. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/california_average_annual_precipitation.html http://ponce.sdsu.edu/california_average_annual_precipitatio... https://gisgeography.com/us-precipitation-map/ https://gisgeography.com/us-precipitation-map/ A cursory google search suggests that grass lawns need the equivalent of 1" of rain per week. Very few people live in the parts of California that get 50+ inches per year, which was the original point. Grass lawns are entirely unsuited to the parts of California where almost everyone lives.
- quartesixte 4y agoAll the sibling posts here have made their point. But just anecdatally, as a lifelong resident, lawns make zero water-economic sense.