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 [...]

This is how I winterize my Orlando irrigation system:
Simply put, I stop watering so much. Last year I installed a Solar Sync to my irrigation system. The Solar Sync made my Hunter Pro C controller a Smart controller.
The Solar Sync re adjust my runtimes according to the weather. It automatically increases and decreases my runtimes. [...]

In Central Florida, it is not necessary to winterize your irrigation system. It is more than likely that you will need to use the system during the Florida winter. It is common to need irrigation about 2 times per month. Yes, only twice a month. Our ET (evapotranspiration) rate is below 2 inches per [...]

Just because all of your irrigation heads are working does not mean that they are working efficiently.
Over time, heads get pushed into the ground and get out of plumb or become crooked. They will need to be ” RESET” . This is simply digging up the heads and resetting them. Make sure they are plumb [...]

Dry week, this week! Make sure your irrigation system is working correctly. Most people don’t pay attention to the irrigation, just dead grass.
We recommend making sure your irrigation system is working properly. Then wait-wait until you see the beginning of stress in your dry grass. Then water about a 1/2 inch. Count the days since [...]

It has been raining out and we’re getting wet. Try not to overwater your lawn when it rains. If you are constantly overwatering, you run the risk of getting a fungus. A fungus can damage your lawn quickly. There is no reason for your lawn to have this trouble. The best way to make sure [...]