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University of Minnesota proposes drought‑tolerant turf research plot at Lake Elmo water tower; council to consider access agreement and limited irrigation for 2
Summary
A University of Minnesota researcher proposed a small research plot at the new Lake Elmo water tower to test and demonstrate low‑input drought‑tolerant turfgrass mixtures. Staff and the council signaled support for a follow‑up access agreement and agreed to consider a temporary watering exemption to establish the plots.
The University of Minnesota asked the Lake Elmo City Council on May 20 for permission to establish a multi‑species, low‑input turfgrass research plot at the new water tower site to test mixtures designed to reduce residential irrigation needs.
Gary Deters, lawn and water conservation educator at the University of Minnesota, described a three‑year plan to install demonstration plots using combinations of tall fescue, fine fescue and other adapted cultivars, and said the effort is part of a Metropolitan Council‑funded initiative to make drought‑tolerant seed mixtures easier for homeowners to find and use. The project…
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