total novice to sprinklers/lawns

17 years ago

hey everyone. i'm a complete and total novice when it comes to lawn care and sprinklers. that being said.... (here we go).

next week, we're having sod put down. they're going to till the yard and add good dirt/compost this weekend.

i know the general rule for sod is to water the hell out of it, for at least a couple weeks, then once a day after that.

my husband and i have a couple of sprinklers, but low water pressure prevents us from using more than one at a time (and getting any decent coverage anyway). he thought we should look into some kind of sprinkler system for the front yard and back yard instead of just turning a sprinkler on different parts and then having to move it every hour. (that would take about 4 hours to get the whole yard done.)

are there any sprinkling systems you'd recommend? he wondered if there are hoses that you can attach some kind of little sprinkler heads every couple of feet or something. we are CLUELESS!

thanks for any help!

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mikie_gw
17 years ago
Do the faucets, shower and toilets in the house seem to have low pressure ? Larger and shorter hoses flow more water - would you be using long and skinny hoses by chance?

A good time to put in a sprinkler system is before the sod gets laid.
There's lots of info at this link...

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.jessstryker.com/
gw:garden-guy
17 years ago
fix the irrigation system BEFORE you install sod.
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mchristensen
17 years ago
I hope you did not spend the money on sod and have it installed without an automatic sprinkler system installed first.

You need to focuss on the pressure and/or flow problems. Address the problems. Design a sprinkler system accordingly.

Install an automatic sprinkler system, preferably before the sod. If the sod is already in then run don't walk and install a sprinkler system before you lose the lawn ( this may not be apparent until 2 seasons have gone by, but lose the quality of the lawn you will).

I have said this many times and sprinkler systems are not my business ( I've nothing to gain ). Manual watering is a waste of water, time and money and typically will not produce a quality lawn.

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