Daybreak or just before dawn is the ideal time to water your lawn.Evaporation is at a minimum, and the rising sun will quickly dry the grassreducing the likelihood of disease. Unfortunately, many of us have a day job to go to, and find it difficult at best, to go out in morning before work to get the hoses and sprinklers working.
Daytime- Daytime is also a good time to water your lawn. You can pour on generous amounts and allow it to soak in. The blades of grass dry quickly minimizing the risk of plant disease. The major disadvantage is it takes more water. Evaporation steals a portion of the water you apply, before it can soak in and reach the grass roots.
Nighttime- A lot of us choose nighttime and the hours just before dark for two reasons. First, is the simple fact that we are home. After dinner is the time many of us devote to caring for our lawns and yards. We also know that the water we apply will not be robbed by the sun through evaporation. The major disadvantage is plant disease thrives in wet, humid conditions. The water sits on the blades of grass all night, improving the breeding ground for disease.
Of course you can install an automatic sprinkler system. Then set your timers to water early in the morning without ever getting out of bed. The newest feature on the market is the new PC Control system. Control your automatic sprinklersystem from your PC. For more information on this new device click here.Jenco Irrigation has a coupon for the PC Control System.
The newest concept in irrigation control lets you manage your irrigation system from your computer! With PC Control from Irritrol, a beautiful landscape is only a click away. The first of its kind, Irritrol’s computer-controlled residential controller increases the professional installer’s productivity while providing the highest level of end-user convenience.
PC Control combines the user-friendly power of a personal computer with highly intuitive software to provide simple, at-a-glance scheduling of irrigation and landscape lighting.
Homeowners will save money with water conservation. Scheduling Advisor™ saves water by adjusting zones according to online weather forecasts. Scheduling simplicity makes it easy to customize a schedule to comply with local watering restrictions. Rain Sensor compatibility means system can shut off automatically when it rains.
Learn more about water conservation with PC Control by watching a
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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.