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Originally Posted by 784caroline
I was told new lawns can water twice a week...I cannot point to a suorce of this statement but it makes sense.
Our water/garbage bill was the biggest surprise in terms of cash outlay....and irrigation takes up most of this. We water 6 or 7 zones and our bill is about $90/month with once a week irrigation. I make it to tier 3 most months.
Watering once a week (Empire Zoysia) was not a problem
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May sound like a stupid ? but are you sure you've set your timer correctly? When I first set mine, I had no user manual and just set it logically, or as logically as I could with those tiny numbers in a relatively poorly lit area. Figured I was just as smart as some irrigation system. Turns out I ended up watering 3 times as much as I thought. So I found a user manual on the web and downloaded it. Actually looked at it a bit (not enough to lose my man club membership) and reprogrammed the system. Now it waters once a week when and how long I want and I stay in tier 1.
Oh, and my grass is a lovely shade of brown with splotches of green.