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AZTOFLA
01-20-2024, 07:49 PM
I am unfamiliar with lawn irrigation and wonder if I should turn my sprinkler controller to "off" when we are expecting freezing temperatures? My watering day/time is tomorrow at 5a.m.
Thank you for your advice.

Velvet
01-20-2024, 07:58 PM
Yes, I would turn it off and I also put a Planket - plant blanket on my plants that suffered last year and are just coming back this year.

Altavia
01-20-2024, 07:59 PM
Yes.

With all the rain we've had, irrigation could have been shut off two months ago.

AZTOFLA
01-20-2024, 08:02 PM
Thank you. I recently moved from Arizona where my "desert landscaping" aka rocks, and the cacti took care of themselves.

DonH57
01-21-2024, 09:51 AM
Yes.

With all the rain we've had, irrigation could have been shut off two months ago.

Exactly. Mine have been.

MrFlorida
01-21-2024, 10:56 AM
Mine are off, I run them manually when needed.

retiredguy123
01-21-2024, 12:01 PM
Some of the sprinkler controllers are designed to shut off at low temperatures, similar to the rain sensor.