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Old 05-25-2010, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by emconover View Post
Didn't the rules for lawn watering change to permit twice a week watering when daylight savings time started?
I went to the irrigation clinic the other day presented by Jim Davis at Colony. He indicated that it was just once per week. He also recommends the tuna can test to get 3/4 inch uniform coverage. This should be enough for zoysia but it needs to be done all at once and not spread out over the week. It may take 30 min or it may take an hour or more depending on your sprinkler heads, wind etc. He also recommended to do it around 4AM so it can dry off of the grass leaves to prevent fungus. The idea is develop a deep root system and you do this by one heavy watering.