One of the most important aspects of achieving that bright green and lush lawn and for maintaining overall lawn health is proper watering. It can be an enormously time consuming chore to do by hand for people with large lawns. The right lawn watering system can help take care of that problem. Part of that system should include knowing the average rainfall of your area and knowing how many inches of new rainfall your area has received so that you know if you need to utilize a sprinkler system or not.

Generally, you will make the decision of an above ground or underground sprinkler system based on how much time you want to invest in maintaining the system, the size of your lawn and how much cash you want to spend.

Underground systems are typically more expensive, but if you have an enormous lawn, then they are the best choice. Underground systems make it easier by far to maintain your lawn watering since you won’t have to worry about removing the sprinklers each time you mow or work on your lawn.

If your lawn is somewhat smaller, on the other hand, an elaborate underground system might be going a little overboard. At the low end of the scale of above ground sprinklers, you can buy a sprinkler attachment for your garden hose and just place that on the lawn. This method can work for larger lawns if you live in an area where the average daily or weekly inches rainfall is non sufficient.

Spray sprinkler systems can spill out a large amount of water in a relatively short amount of time. They can disperse around an inch and a half to an inch and three quarters of water per hour; making them well suited to small spaces that need a good heavy watering. They are also great for highly absorbent soils that have a high sand content. They are not suitable for soils that contain high proportions of clay, since a large amount of water will end up as run off. Before purchasing a sprinkler system, determine the type of soil you have and calculate the average rainfall in your area.

If your sprinkler system is a programmable, then make sure that you allow for seasonal changes when you program. It is ill advised to try to go through the entire year on one setting. You will end up either under water or over watering. Another good way to save water and ensure your lawn gets as much as it needs is to choose a system that has rain sensors. These can sense rainfall and automatically adjust sprinkler settings to compensate. Depending upon the average rainfall your area receives, you may not need to water significantly. Employ a homemade gauge or a digital rain gauge, such as a Taylor rain gauge, to determine the specific amount of watering you will need.

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