Orbit adjustable pop-up spray nozzles can water in arcs that range from 25 to 360 degrees. To adjust the arc, lift the nozzle out of the ground with the Orbit adjustment tool and clamp the tool around the sprinkler sleeve to keep it up. Rotate the sleeve until the indicator on the noz...
I used color lines to divide this area of my yard into zonesCredit: Amanda Blum Attach timers and run blank line to each zone Although most people don’t know this, in most places even the driplines or overhead oscillating sprinklers you run should have a backflow prevention device, per c...
While they aren’t commonly used for lawn irrigation,drip irrigation systemsare often combined with other sprinklers to water trees, flower beds, or garden plants. Drip irrigation uses tubes, pipes, and emitters to efficiently deliver water to the soil at the base of plants. A drip irrigation ...
11. Winterize your sprinklers Get yoursprinkler system ready for winterto prevent frost damage. Here’s a helpful checklist: Turn off the water supply: Locate the main shut-off valve, typically found in your basement, crawl space, or a valve box in your yard. Turn it clockwise to close t...
Set the controller to "run" to start the test cycle or zone. Leigh Schmidt for Hunker Inspect the sprinklers of each zone during the manual test. The sprinkler heads will do nothing at first, then they'll gurgle for a bit, then they'll loudly spit water and air, and finally they'...
What time of day should I set my sprinklers? On the fig and palm trees, I have it set to once a week for four minutes total. Do you think this is acceptable? A: Watering an established tall fescue lawn with stationary pop-ups usually lasts 12 to 15 minutes, total ti...
repellent can also help. You can even try scare devices such as Mylar balloons that flutter in the wind; motion-activated sprinklers; motion-activated sprinklers; motion activated sprinklers; motion activated sprinklers; motion activated sprinklers and radios as potential solutions to keep animals out....
Try motion-activated sprinklers, primarily designed to keep cats andrabbitsout of gardens, to help scare away skittish squirrels. However, the presence of other animals or children, may result in overwatering and high water bills if they continually trigger this device. ...
Treatment: The University of Minnesota Extension recommends applying copper fungicides once before buds open in the spring and again when needles have grown to their full length in the summer. Several years of treatment may be needed. Pruning infected branches and moving sprinklers away from pine ne...
Connecting your sprinklers to the water line is actually fairly easy when you're installing your own sprinkler system. Basically, you just go to your outside tap, screw it off and screw in your house connection. So, see this video tutorial from Sprinkler Daddy to see how to c...more ...