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Originally Posted by JoMar
Define big yard......I have a coner lot and usually use about 8K gallons in fall and winter. This summer, July and August were both over 25K. Yard looks great which it didn't do when I watered less. It costs me more but the results, for me, are more than worth the expense. I increased watering after two landscapers, one Master Gardner, Deans and Jim Baumgartner made it clear that water was my problem. I'm south of 466A and I suspect we have different zozia than further north which could also be part of the problem. Using enough water and having Deans take care of the fertizising and weed control keeps our yard beautiful, my wife happy and me out of the dog house.
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Corner lot with grass IMO big yard. I would see how much water running down the street (if any?) and make slight adjustment in timing minutes. If water is running off you lawn and down the storm drain for half or more the time your watering IMO your wasting water? You can change the heads on sprinklers to adjust amount of water or adjust the time.
Most yards seem to have several problems. Sprinkler heads adjusted wrong, sprinkler heads broken, too many sprinklers being used in small area creating run off problem. When I walk in the morning no go by storm drains I here water gushing down the drain from early morning watering. It not on little gush but flooding gushing sound.
If all this fine then you have super big corner lot which some people have.