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Scott Young, The Rainbird Man, presents lawn sprinkler tips. ... Systems being automatic help landscape and crops receive the precise of water needed per day or ... so I frequently encounter systems with no rain sensor at all or old sensors that ... .. I run across while doing maintenance have valves that are all jammed too  ...

Lawn irrigation during summer drought. ... During long, dry hot periods in the summer, there are two choices when it comes to lawn irrigation: water ... Footprinting: Walk across your lawn late in the day and examine the lawn behind you to ... . A new lawn of fescue that is less well-established, only a few months old and has a ...

Without it there would be no dense grass and other plant cover. ... less in cool spring and fall weather and increasing applications in hot summer weather. ... Review how to set irrigation days, zone start times, run times and multiple cycles on your controller. ... . If sprinkler systems are over ten years old, they often require part ...

If you're seeding a new bed of grass, a sprinkler can make the difference ... is at the surface, their roots grow at the surface and dry out quickly in hot weather. ... . and then set the hose to run for 15 minutes on a timer (more about those below). ... . How to Choose and Use Lawn Sprinklers, This Old House.

We are only wanting an irrigation system for our front yard, which is not very ... by the flow rate of the heads to tell you how many you can run at a time. ... We look forward to specifics as we plan to have old pipes and ... Fla. is built on coral rock and to trench even 3 or 4 inches under the grass is a major feat.

The fruit can be dramatically affected, too, through reduction in size, water loss ... The amount of water a fruit tree uses depends primarily on how big it is and how hot the day is. ... A 2 year-old semi-dwarf fruit tree occupies a space of 10 ft². ... Under irrigation is usually caused by not running the sprinklers long enough to we...

I speak with people almost every day who do not know how to water trees. In fact, people who think they know how to water trees are too often wrong. ... Expect your lawn irrigation system to water your trees. ... our hot dry climate is to remove the grass that is growing out under the canopy and replacing it with a shallow layer ... .