OnTilt / Cooter

I live a little west of DU -
How often should I have my sprinkler system run per week?

What's the best time to do it? Late afternoon, middle of the night, or early morning???

Thanks much!

ShowMeData

Anything but late afternoon - more evaporates than gets in the ground.

OOOOya

I have my system set to run 3 days a week, 10 min/zone. On the watering day the system runs at 6am and 8pm unless it was overcast/cool then I hit the rain delay and skip the evening cycle.

de (-eeez_nutz)

I'm using gear drive Orbit-brand heads. My water gauge reads 1" per week, which is spot on.

Reggie

If you can set up your sprinkers to run twice - that is the best system -

The first run lets the water perculate down - then the second time it comes on (say ten to fifteen minutes after it shuts off the first time the water will go deeper.)

03Indigo

Agreed...that is how my horticulturist fiancee has it set up at our house.

gragravar

of course 6 of those 9 zones are just drip lines for the trees. :-)

gragravar

ideas about how to encourage them to move along and not dig in and eat my grass???

OnTilt / Cooter

Ferris Beuller's Day Off...

NINE TIMES!!

I don't know if anyone got the above connection but I giggled, and that's all that matters to me.

gragravar

it is a big lot.