Posted on January 6, 2012, 6:14 pm, by Bruce Hage.
I know that it just froze this week and that it may freeze again soon. So, keep an eye on your irrigation in Orlando. We do not want it to get away from us. Make sure you run your Orlando irrigation system a little to keep the heads lubricated. Make sure you keep it working [...]
Posted on January 5, 2012, 3:58 pm, by Bruce Hage.
How much water do you need after a freeze? The answer is shocking – NONE! The lawn and landscape just went dormant. Therefore, it is not growing and does not need water. All you need to do with your Orlando irrigation system is keep the heads lubricated and the soil moist. That’s all! When [...]
Posted on January 3, 2012, 2:09 pm, by Bruce Hage.
It’s cold here in Orlando! What should you do for your Orlando lawn and landscape? Well, there isn’t much you can do. But, you can cover your plants that are not cold tolerant. There will be frost damage on your turf, but don’t worry too much because everything is going to be dormant.
Also, you can [...]
Posted on December 9, 2011, 3:44 pm, by Bruce Hage.
Saving water is the new thing to do. The Green (or Smart) controller is becoming very popular. If you have a good irrigation system in Orlando, you can benefit from a Smart/Green Controller. If your irrigation system does not have head to head coverage, a Smart/Green controller will not help. You must have great coverage [...]
Posted on December 8, 2011, 6:03 pm, by Bruce Hage.
The MP Rotator is being sold as a water saving device. A lot of salespeople are retrofitting existing systems with MP Rotators to make the system seem more efficient.
Well, don’t be fooled by the salespeople because these MP Rotators are not the next new thing. They are better in a few ways, but only a [...]
Posted on October 31, 2011, 2:11 pm, by Bruce Hage.
It is really not water restrictions. It’s not even irrigation restrictions. It’s actually just what we need. If you are applying 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch of water per irrigation cycle once a week, that’s all a healthy lawn and landscape need. If your lawn or landscape needs to be watered more than once [...]
Posted on October 18, 2011, 7:16 pm, by Bruce Hage.
Good News! There isn’t too much winterizing to do in Central Florida. For the most part, the irrigation system could be used at anytime in Central Florida. It is not uncommon to have temperatures in the 80’s during a Florida Winter.
If we have a severe period of freezing in Orlando, you may want to cover [...]
Posted on October 4, 2011, 7:19 pm, by Bruce Hage.
First things first. A smart controller will adjust the run times of your Orlando irrigation system according to weather. They are affordable and you may already have some of the equipment right now!
Generally, your irrigation system will us a lot less water in the winter and a lot more water in the summer. Over a [...]
Posted on September 30, 2011, 7:04 pm, by Bruce Hage.
No, not like a burglar or a politician. Examples of normal wear-and-tear on an Orlando irrigation system are heads becoming crooked, sideways, or out of plumb.
This distorts the way the water is projected out of the head and causes a functioning head to deliver water incorrectly. What can you do to fix it? Just get [...]
Posted on September 21, 2011, 3:36 pm, by Bruce Hage.
Yes, we are looking for a few good new customers. We will give a 10% discount on a new residential irrigation system that contains 4 to 12 zones and a controller, rain sensor and backflow. The only catch is that the work must be completed before the new year starts on January 1, 2012.
We [...]