Heading out of town for a week - Do not have an Irrigation System, but need help
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Heading out of town for a week - Do not have an Irrigation System, but need help
Hello everyone..
I need some quick help on the lawn. I do not have an irrigation system, and am about to head out of town for the next week. They are forecasting upper 80s and low 90s every day with no rain..
I know the deep and infrequent tactic, but do you guys have any recommendations for a quick set up to keep the yard watered? I was looking at a Melnor Wifi Irrigation timer, but is that really necessary?
Please help with some advice!
I need some quick help on the lawn. I do not have an irrigation system, and am about to head out of town for the next week. They are forecasting upper 80s and low 90s every day with no rain..
I know the deep and infrequent tactic, but do you guys have any recommendations for a quick set up to keep the yard watered? I was looking at a Melnor Wifi Irrigation timer, but is that really necessary?
Please help with some advice!
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Re: Heading out of town for a week - Do not have an Irrigation System, but need help
Do you have neighbors? Set up impact hands and ask them to turn the on and off.
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- Posts: 364
- Joined: July 4th, 2016, 8:33 pm
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- Grass Type: TTTF
- Lawn Size: 1000-3000
- Level: Some Experience
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- Posts: 501
- Joined: June 29th, 2016, 9:54 am
- Location: Fishers, IN
- Grass Type: Mix (mostly KBG)
- Lawn Size: Not Specified
- Level: Not Specified
Re: Heading out of town for a week - Do not have an Irrigation System, but need help
A timer is not going to make the hose levitate. Unless you get in ground irrigation, the hose will end up in the grass. Either a 1in strip of not so great looking grass or the whole yard being dry. You could try to run the hose along the edge, mulch beds.
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Re: Heading out of town for a week - Do not have an Irrigation System, but need help
Your lawn should be able to take a week without water without any problem. Fescue grows deep roots and should easily stay green. Most of the kbg should also stay green. If it goes dormant, it would snap back as soon as it gets water.
I go a month or more at a time without watering and my kbg and fescue are still alive.
I go a month or more at a time without watering and my kbg and fescue are still alive.
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