How long should sprinklers run in Florida?
Seems like a simple enough question, right?
Well, it isn’t.
Ask most any irrigation expert and you better have a pen and paper handy, plus a thermometer, a wind gauge, a calendar, a slide rule, and maybe your high school algebra book.
Or, stick with us. We’ll give you two ways to make your irrigation watering schedule pretty easy.
Need to choose some new sod? Time for a fun little quiz. (You might just learn something about yourself.)
All sod isn’t the same. Different types do well in different conditions, and different circumstances. If you choose the wrong type for your yard’s conditions, it won’t thrive.
Everybody loves a shortcut, right? Especially when it comes to dirty, back-breaking work like laying sod.
We can sense you pondering how to lay your new sod and be done in time to grab a steak dinner and fit in nine holes of golf.
Nobody brags about their beautiful yellow or brown lawn. Cars don’t slow down to admire yellow grass.
Still, it happens to the best of us.
So, your grass is turning yellow. Or your grass is turning brown.
Whyyyyyyyyy???!!!
Don’t panic. Here’s what might be happening out there, and what you — or your lawn care company — should do about it.
When little kids are coloring and it’s time to do the grass, they don’t grab the brown crayon.
Even preschoolers know grass is supposed to be green.
When you look out at your once-thriving lawn and see brown, it’s time to grab your green crayons. (If only it were that easy, right?)
Dead grass? Here’s how to fix it.
When you own a dog, having a great lawn can be ruff.
Urine causes yellow and brown spots. If you have a digger, look out for sudden holes. And if you think a lawn is meant to stand up to the frequent exuberant running of an energetic pooch, you’re barking up the wrong tree.
How to prevent your dog from ruining your lawn?
Fetch these tips:
Once you decide on a new sod lawn, who wants to wait, right?
Get that lawn in, kick off your sandals, and fire up the grill!
So, just how fast can you have that pretty green grass? If you’re in a hurry, you chose the right state to live in.
Have the lawn chairs handy and take a look at the timing.
It’s normal to be a little nervous about your new sod installation.
It’s a big investment. You’re bound to have questions. Our comprehensive sod care guide offers detailed information about watering your new lawn.
But we’ve rounded up a few other common questions about sod, from rolling to fertilizing to spacing.
Technically, there are a lot of things that can ruin your new sod.
A bison stampede. A pro football team practicing on your lawn. A groundhog convention.
Those would all be big new sod problems.
But let’s stick to the scenarios more likely to happen as you embark on new sod lawn care.
Sprinkler systems are mysterious contraptions.
On one hand, it seems simple: turn it on, it sprays water.
But there’s a lot going on, from your controller (which can be confusing enough on its own) to parts underground you can’t even see.