Turn sprinklers off tonight due to freeze warning?

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Old 01-20-2024, 07:49 PM
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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.
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Old 01-20-2024, 07:58 PM
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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.
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Yes.

With all the rain we've had, irrigation could have been shut off two months ago.
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Thank you. I recently moved from Arizona where my "desert landscaping" aka rocks, and the cacti took care of themselves.
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Yes.

With all the rain we've had, irrigation could have been shut off two months ago.
Exactly. Mine have been.
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Mine are off, I run them manually when needed.
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Some of the sprinkler controllers are designed to shut off at low temperatures, similar to the rain sensor.
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