Keep reading to learn more when a lawn irrigation system is necessary.
Keeping your lawn and plants healthy and fresh can be challenging, especially during the summer. You must take the time to water the lawn—an excellent soaking usually takes two hours—and deal with broken nozzles and tangled hoses. Aqua-Bright specializes in lawn irrigation and is an expert at installing lawn sprinkler systems and their controls. Keep reading to learn more when a lawn irrigation system is necessary.
Pros of an Automatic Lawn Irrigation System
Properly designed and installed automatic time-controlled lawn irrigation systems effectively grow high-quality turf. Besides applying water for plant growth, a lawn irrigation system can provide the following benefits:
- Water to move fertilizers and pesticides to the root zone
- Eliminate frost
- Help minimize thatch by conserving a moist environment for microbial degradation
- Cool the air and surface plant that surrounds a property through the process of plant evapotranspiration
Unlike manual watering with hoses and sprinklers, automatic lawn irrigation systems provide more coverage and reduce water loss by not watering streets, sidewalks, and other buildings. You can even schedule your system to automatically avoid peak residential water demand, essential when consuming municipal water.
Use Good Judgement
Even though an automatic timer might be set to irrigate multiple times a day, daily and at different intervals, avoid doing that. Instead, use good judgment to determine when a lawn irrigation system is necessary, then either (1) manually set the clock to rotate in different stations automatically, (2) program the system for one irrigation to occur, for instance, the following day, or (3) program the automatic timer to deliver one or two irrigations weekly with either manual or automatic cutoff if substantial rainfall or mild weather occurs. However, initiating watering only when drought becomes apparent is ideal and most economical.
When the Turf is Too Dry
Turf dryness is evident when:
- You notice footprints remaining in the grass long after being made
- Soil from the root zone is powdery or dry
- No rain has occurred for about one week and hot, dry, windy weather persists
- Turf located on high spots or south slopes begins to display chlorosis or turns bluish gray in color
Overall, the best way to determine if your property requires a lawn irrigation system is to examine the surface soil to check if one or two inches are visibly dry.
As Always, Don’t Hesitate to Contact Aqua-Bright for All of Your Commercial and Residential Irrigation System Needs!
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