Before you turn off the irrigation system, either look at the lawn or get a neighbor or friend to look at it. If it is a new home, the turf may still be busy filling in between the chunks of sod and growing longer roots. First few months are critical. After that, the advice about cutting way back makes sense.
If you haven't attended one of the monthly new resident "Florida friendly landscaping" presentations by the nice people from the extension service, do so when you come back - you'll learn a great deal. They also do a variety of other presentations (all free) every month. The two extension agents who do most of the Sumter county presentations have extensive experience in this area. (Oh yeah, they both have a good sense of humor and are good teachers)
And they love to answer questions. I took along pics of my turf. After looking at 3, I got a concise set of instructions on how to fix the problems. Lawn is now lush and the envy of my neighbor.
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