One of the best management practices for healthy lawns is to use a sprinkler system to control watering and water use. In this blog we will assume that you already have a properly installed, adjusted and well aligned sprinkler heads and system in use at your commercial property location.
Sprinkler Tips
If you are experiencing water run off; you may need to irrigate more often for shorter periods of time.
To help conserve water; Adjust and align sprinkler heads so they don’t spray buildings, walls, driveways, sidewalks or the street.
A desert landscape area is always best watered with a tube based drip irrigation sprinkler system.
For a more efficient system; replace broken, faulty and missing sprinklers as soon as they are discovered.
Water in the early morning (4am to 10am). This allows the grass blades to dry, making them less susceptible to foliar diseases. Watering is more efficient in morning due to less evaporation and wind speed. Change the time that your system runs monthly, or at least seasonally. Contact Greens Keeper Commercial Landscape Maintenance your sprinkler professional when you need help.
To avoid wasting water; Water shaded your areas about 30% less than fun sun areas.If it has rained, reduce irrigations accordingly.
The most efficient way to balance water use is with a system that has sensors and monitors ground moisture as part of the programming.When watering on a slope, use "delayed starts." Run your sprinklers until you notice runoff, then stop. Wait 3 hours, then resume. Aerate to increase infiltration.
Note: A typical lawn sprinkler system uses about 10 to 18 gallons per minute per valve or zone. If a lawn has twenty zones and waters for 15 minutes three times per week, the water consumption would range between 45,000 and 75,000 gallons per month.
And remember: Always Use Water Wisely!
If you need help with your commercial properties’ sprinkler system please give Greens Keeper Commercial Landscape Maintenance, LLC a call at 623-848-8277, to see how we can help you solve your water use problems.
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