Here is what you need to ask your contractor about your new irrigation system:

Are you a licensed, insured, and bonded irrigation contractor?

Have you obtained an irrigation permit?

Is the license holder a regular employee or just a person you buy permits from?

What type of coverage do you provide? The correct answer is head to head AND [...]

It is officially spring time. So, get out your gloves and start planting. Please get literature on the plant material before you install it. Make sure the plant is planted in the RIGHT spot in your lawn. The old saying is “Right Plant / Right Place”. If you install your plants where they are happiest, [...]

Yes, you can water your lawn twice a week, but know that you should not. You only need 3.33 inches of water in March, including rain. So, subtract rainfall from 3.33 inches and that is how much you need to irrigate this month. I think you will find that 1 time per week is [...]

So, you want a reclaim water meter? Some people confuse a reclaim meter with an irrigation meter. An irrigation meter is used to measure potable water that you do not pay sewer on. A reclaim meter measures sewer water that is treated and then sent out for irrigation purposes. However, not everyone can get a [...]

Yes, it is time to adjust our clocks for daylight savings time! That means you can run your Orlando irrigation system 2 times per week. But, don’t do it! Keep watering 1 time per week until the lawn starts to look dry. However, as soon as the lawn or landscape starts to show stress from [...]

Yep, it’s time to wake up your sprinkler system from its winter slumber. Go outside, turn on each zone, and adjust the sprinkler heads accordingly. Replace the leaking heads and minimize overspray. If you are going to replace sod or landscape, make sure you have good coverage. If you are replacing the same thing again, [...]

Time to get your Orlando irrigation system up and running. In a few short weeks, March will be here and that means spring. Don’t wait for spring, it may already be here. It is hot and there is no sign of a freeze. I do not recommend new sod or plants, but I do recommend [...]