Lawn Watering

[lupi]

As I don't have a sprinkler system installed, looking for ways to make the process less time intensive. I tried using several sprinkler adapters seperated by hose sections, and unless your water supply taps off at the discharge of one of the pumping stations they give so little coverage you end up spending more time to get everything watered.

I have seen this tractor looking device with a revolving sprinkler head on top that you lay out a length of hose and it slowly moves along and then stops when it gets to the end. Has anyone used this, reviews?

 

[highland145]

May still have one of the tractors in the shop. Worked. It did not cut off at the end of the line. Had to keep an eye on it. I'm much happier with the sprinkler system but that's $$. Have ~1/4 AC to water plus the plants.

 

[Vdubchaos]

Get Sprinklers at home depot....and a timer.

Water 1-2 hours before sun comes up, that's about it.

 

[cabri]

2000 ft back yard. Mainly rectangular with two square "ear" extensions near the house.

Ran a 25 hose to a center island.
Four way splitter at end of hose.
Two runs to the ears each having a circular sprayer
Two run to a rectangular sprayer that covers the "back 40"

Kills water pressure and the front can not be watered at the same time.

Every 2-3 days
15-30 for the back and then 15 minutes for the front

Have been slowly adding a inground sprinkler line setup when I have time to dig the ditches.

 

[lupi]

Built in system would be nice, but don't want to dedicate that much $$ as I'd like to move sooner than later.

 

[boomerang]

I let mother nature water mine.

 

[cabri]

I let mother nature water mine.

Your hose and pressure is enough? :whiste:

 

[highland145]

Still can't get his crocs to grow.

 

[Blanky]

Tractor works, I got a metal one on craigslist. Truth is watering the yard is not worth the hassle. I have 5000 square feet maybe? Hell, I dunno, I got sick of doing it years ago. One summer it was damn hot and I chased the lawn around for months watering for many hours/week and it only marginally looked better than a neighbor who didn't bother. Both had plenty of yellow patches, and in all cases they fixed right up come the fall and/or next year.

Where you live will matter but I'd say unless you live in the south or some mid west scorching area don't bother.

 

[Vdubchaos]

Tractor works, I got a metal one on craigslist. Truth is watering the yard is not worth the hassle. I have 5000 square feet maybe? Hell, I dunno, I got sick of doing it years ago. One summer it was damn hot and I chased the lawn around for months watering for many hours/week and it only marginally looked better than a neighbor who didn't bother. Both had plenty of yellow patches, and in all cases they fixed right up come the fall and/or next year.

Where you live will matter but I'd say unless you live in the south or some mid west scorching area don't bother.

Accepting that my grass will never be perfect and not caring is the best thing I have ever done when it comes to lawn care.

Heck I don't even fertilize it anymore.

Landscape business is a self sustaining business case.......first they fertilize then they come cut it every week hehe

Cut the grass high, leave the clippings down and water it few hours before sun comes up.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Where do you live?

Usually, so long as you keep your grass taller, (3.5") you shouldn't need much water beyond what rain provides. The grass shades the ground so the ground stays cooler and the water evaporates a lot slower than you may think.

 

[highland145]

Accepting that my grass will never be perfect and not caring is the best thing I have ever done when it comes to lawn care.

Heck I don't even fertilize it anymore.

I'm beginning to believe that but it did look like crap. Now I've got a bunch of $$ in it and am going to spend a bunch more to keep it nice.

 

[cabri]

I'm beginning to believe that but it did look like crap. Now I've got a bunch of $$ in it and am going to spend a bunch more to keep it nice.

When you have put effort into it; you appreciate the results.

Then desire to keep it that way. Matter of pride :thumbsup:

while I could let the weeds grow and hope that mowing will keep them under control; I feel a sense of satisfaction filling a bag up with weeds that I have removed from the lawn.

 

[highland145]

When you have put effort into it; you appreciate the results.

Then desire to keep it that way. Matter of pride :thumbsup:

while I could let the weeds grow and hope that mowing will keep them under control; I feel a sense of satisfaction filling a bag up with weeds that I have removed from the lawn.

ATM, I'm putting in the effort, happily, but am still having an issue or 2. I like a nice yard. It's the crap that's beyond my control or knowledge that gets me. "Look, there's a brown patch." Is it too much water, too little water, a grub, mole cricket, fungus, too much fert, too little fert, acidic, needs iron, the neighbor's dog pissed on it, etc, etc....

 

[Vdubchaos]

When you have put effort into it; you appreciate the results.

Then desire to keep it that way. Matter of pride :thumbsup:

while I could let the weeds grow and hope that mowing will keep them under control; I feel a sense of satisfaction filling a bag up with weeds that I have removed from the lawn.

Ironic how they first tell you to buy "anti weed" fertilizer.....then you find yourself removing weeds every week.

I've noticed that amount of weeds I get has been minimal since I stopped fertilizing all together.

 

[cabri]

My problem is that the neighbor next door seems to think that the yellow flowers are nice to look at all over their yard.

So that means work for me; I use the weed/feed 4 times a year and have no other types of intruders.
And a load of seed in the spring when the snow leaves (maybe next month)

 

[lupi]

South of the mason-dixie, you don't water or treat and you're likely to have something that looks like the grass patch around the highway off ramp.

 

[highland145]

South of the mason-dixie, you don't water or treat and you're likely to have something that looks like the grass patch around the highway off ramp.

QFT. Damned bahia. Won't rain for a month, a bird will fly over and take a piss. The next AM the entire yard is 3' tall.

 

[Dirigible]

Before I had a sprinkler system, I used some battery powered hose timers. It'd turn the hose on and off at set times. You could probably get a few and use them with your hose/splitter set up so only one sprinkler is going at once. Would avoid the lack of water pressure problem.