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Old 03-25-2015, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr View Post
I was told that you don't have to water in the winter because the grass is dormant. Big mistake. I lost a big area of grass. Then I'm told to water twice a week in the summer which makes no sense to me at all. It rains almost every day in the summer. It seems to be a complete waste of water and money to water in the summer months. I would say that it's good to water twice a week in the fall, winter and spring.
This part of Florida is unique. The advice you seek and follow should come from an expert in the field, with a LOT of experience in TV area.

Some winters, you could get away with not watering at all (depending on when you think winter starts and ends in this area). Not this winter.

Some summers do have a LOT of rain. But never would I turn off an irrigation system.
Most of us have a rain gauge, turning off the system after a rain. This gauge can be adjusted as well.
Rainfall comes in a variety of volumes, "daily rainfall" may be so light the summer sun burns it off before any water gets to the roots.


If the advice you are following is hearsay from a neighbor, that they heard from their lawn guy.. that moved down here 5 years ago and used to be in construction... or a dog groomer... or worked at a nursery in South Florida, where the zone is TROPICAL.... you are getting bad info.