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But most Californians do live in the desert. Lawns may be fine in most of the state, but not many people live in those parts.
by MengerSponge 5y ago
But 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 5y 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 5y 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.