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Old 06-28-2024, 07:17 AM
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This is how i lost my front yard st augustine to torpedo grass!

The sprinkler system is linked to a local weather forecast site. The "Smart Watering" setting last summer was to NOT water with greater than 50% chance of rain in the forecast. Basically the lawn didn't get watered in July and not in August either and the rain did not happen enough make up for not watering at all. I set it to 80% and still no watering with smart setting



I watched the forecast from the local weather station, and had forecast rain all week in May, no smart watering and it showered for maybe a minute or two for the whole week. .

Now i am setting on a standardized program regardless of forecast, and at least I will have grass. .
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