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Old 07-02-2024, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan View Post
Same here. Living here full time, I will turn it to manual after a good rain and then water as needed or turn it back off manual if it starts getting dry.
I’m kind of a lawn nerd. I bought a cheap rain gauge and if I get 1” of rain a week then I don’t irrigate. That’s about what healthy St Augustine grass needs to thrive.

I keep a journal of my mowing and rainfall on a lawn app so I know when to turn the irrigation on. Mine has been off since early June.

I’ve attached some pictures of the gauge, my lawn and a journal shot. Like I said, I’m a lawn nerd….
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