Creating Beautiful Green Lawns


February 28, 2008

Sprinkler Systems

Category: Install Sprinkler System – admin – 8:25 am

We have professional licensed irrigators specializing in all areas of trouble-shooting,repair and maintenance of your sprinkler systems. Jenco Irrigation will design a system that will keep your lawn watered efficiently throughout the year. We are knowledgeable with all makers of controller systems, heads and sensors and can choose or match the most effective parts for your system. We can help install a simple system to a more complex one.

As our North Texas dry weather continues, we must find ways to conserve our water resources. Several communities have also passed additional water conservation ordinances requiring home owners to save water and for violations there are penalties and fines. We are here to help with any problems that may occur in your system, controller settings and sensors. Don’t forget your beds and foundation during this all important time. System conversions to drip irrigation and installation of soaker hoses will save 70% of the water used when compared to a conventional spray system. A typical bed can be easily converted and most conversions are very cost effective in terms of water savings vs. initial investment. Drip irrigation is the most effective watering system developed today. Watering takes place very slowly under the mulch allowing much more water to reach the shrubs and plant roots helping to eliminate run off, evaporation and air born misting and evaporation.

Additionally, we highly recommend a system diagnostic each year to correct head spray patterns and trajectory and make any necessary adjustments due to your landscape changes and maturing. Major manufacturers of irrigation system components are aware of the ever present need to conserve water so they are developing newer technologies to make this possible. There are state of the art controllers, newer sprinkler head technology and even more advanced sensors. Staying abreast of these developments is important to us so we can install and repair using the latest technology.

February 5, 2008

Run Time to Water My Lawn Effectively

Category: Watering – admin – 8:12 am

Q: How much time do I run my sprinklers to water my lawn effectively?

A: Chances are your professional contractor programmed the controller when they were finished installing the system. They probably also gave you a schedule (or schedules) you could enter into the controller during different seasons of the year. If not, you should contact an irrigation professional in your area who can give you guidance as to the number of minutes each zone should water, and on how many days of the week.

Each climate has different requirements; each plant material will have varying needs, as well. In addition, be sure to account for the fact that different types of sprinklers apply water at varying rates. Please click on the link for more information on how to determine correct watering times: www.wateright.org