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Sprinkler Timing
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You should take the University of Florida cooperative extension class on sprinkler settings. It's free and is probably online now since they can't give it in person yet. You should take a small tuna fish or pet food can and place it in different spots around your yard then turn on sprinkler zones one at a time and determine how long the sprinkler must run in order to accumulate 1/2 - 3/4 in of water. Then set that zone to run that amount of time twice a week. It is better to water for a longer time but only two times a week as that encourages roots to grow deeper and that will help them live through the high heat in the summer. You will probably find that your lawn oscillating sprinklers require twice as much time to get the one half to three quarter inch of water versus the pop up sprinklers in bushes etc. I have to set my lawn sprinklers at twice the amount of time as my pop-up sprinklers and I can reduce the time on some of my pop-ups where it's always in the shade. The sprinkler class is well worth attending or taking if offered online as it is very specific for new homeowners here in Central Florida and tells you many good tips about landscaping for our area. Good luck and welcome to the Villages.
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If you water you’re lawn for 20 mins and after 8 mins all water running down the street to the street Drain. You are watering the street drain more than you’re yard. IMO need to watch, readjust sprinkler heads if needed, and see how long it take for run off. Little run-off ok IMO but River running down the street too much.
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