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 [...]

An irrigation meter is an additional water meter installed by your utility company to keep you from paying sewer charges on water that you irrigate with. If you pay for city sewer, an irrigation meter could save you a bunch of money on your irrigation water.
If you have a septic and drain field, an irrigation [...]

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 [...]

Make sure you are not over-watering your lawn. The best way to make sure you are applying the right amount of water is to find the area in your Orlando lawn or landscape that wilts first. You want to see the beginning signs of wilt before you water. So, if you water on [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Plants and Sod do not waste water, PEOPLE DO! That’s right, most of us waste water.
Last night, temperatures in Orlando dropped to the 40’s. During the month of December, plants and sod need less than 2 inches of water. That’s half an inch of water per week, watering one time per week or less. Most [...]

It’s not really water restrictions. It’s just what you need, and no extra water.
We just set our clocks back an hour and now it is time to turn your Orlando irrigation controllers back. Yes, now we’re only watering on the weekends. Here are some of the watering restrictions:

Odd addresses water on Saturday and even addresses [...]

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 [...]