If you know how to take care of it, your lawn and garden can give you years of enjoyment for surprisingly little effort. When it comes to watering your yard, you may be able to save yourself some “green” without your lawn turning brown — by using an automatic irrigation system. If that system is …
Water Saving and Lawn Care Tips: Part 1
If you know how to take care of it, your lawn and garden can give you years of enjoyment for surprisingly little effort. When it comes to watering your yard, you may be able to save yourself some “green” without your lawn turning brown — by using an automatic irrigation system. If that system is …
The Benefits of Irrigation
An automatic sprinkler system is a home improvement project worth considering. Not only will it help maintain a healthy beautiful landscape which you can enjoy with your friends and family, but it’s the most convenient and efficient way to ensure your landscape gets the water it needs without over-or under-watering. When it is properly installed …
How Much Water is the Proper Amount?
Your objective when irrigating is to get the maximum amount of water to the root zone without wasting water. To achieve this objective in most soils, you will need to apply somewhere between ½ inch and ¾ inch of water per irrigation event. Sandy soils will generally get wet down to 12 inches for each …
Winterize Your Sprinkler System
Every year, before the first freeze, the ritual of irrigation “blow out” becomes the priority for all irrigation systems in regions located where the frost level extends below the depth of installed piping. Even if you have drained the water out of your irrigation system, some water remains and can freeze, expand, and crack PVC …
Put Your Sprinkler System to Bed: Preventive Maintenance Saves Money
Well, it’s that time of year again. The leaves have fallen and temperatures have dropped. This also means that it is time to shut down your irrigation system. Although not as necessary as other parts of the country, here in the New Jersey our irrigation systems should be winterized to avoid damage caused by freezing …
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How Will I Know When to Water my Lawn?
Look for the following signs and consider watering when you see at least one of them: Folding leaf blades. Drought-stressed lawns will curl up their leaf blades lengthwise in an attempt to minimize leaf area. Wilting is best seen on the older leaves of the grass plant, as the younger leaves are not fully developed …
Let Your Lawn Tell You When to Water
Many homeowners irrigate their lawns incorrectly. Overwatering is the most common mistake; it can damage or even kill the lawn. Overwatering leads to a shallow root system; increases a lawn’s vulnerability to weeds, insects, and diseases; reduces drought tolerance; increases thatch; encourages excessive growth; and reduces tolerance for environmental stress. Letting your lawn “tell you …
Simple Methods of Saving Water
The Irrigation Association is educating irrigation professionals and the public with some sensible programs and promotions for water efficient products and services. The first of these, called WaterSense, is a voluntary public-private partnership program sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Its mission is to protect the future of our nation’s water supply by …
What Type of Maintenance Does a Sprinkler System Require?
Basic maintenance is required to ensure the effective operation of your system. The most important services are the fall winterization and the spring start-up. In the fall, we shut down the system and blow out the lines to eliminate the risk of freezing pipes. In the spring, we turn the system back on, evaluate each …
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