Lawn Care & Grass

What will you do to keep your landscape healthy and green? You can learn the factors behind making the landscape healthy. Here are some tips for you which will help you get your results.

Using Sprinkler Heads:

1. It is important to regulate the sprinkler heads properly so that they do not spray sidewalks, walls or driveways. Otherwise, it will be a waste of water.

2. It is best to set them serving head-to-head coverage. In other words, the spray of your one sprinkler should reach the head of the nearby sprinkler.

3. You have to level all your sprinkler heads to grade with the intention that you can avoid spray blockage.

Using Nozzles and Irrigation Clocks:

4. You can utilize the most efficient nozzles and irrigation clocks to acquire the best results.

5. You need to regulate your irrigation clock seasonally. Also you have to observe some watering restrictions.

Checking Your Irrigation System:

6. You may check your sprinkler system on weekly basis. If you see some broken or missing sprinklers, you should immediately replace with new alternatives.

7. You can also check the drip line once in a month. This would help you know whether there are breaks in the line or emitter clogs.

Using Drip Irrigation System:

8. Low-flow or drip irrigation are efficient watering option you can choose for irrigation trees and shrubs. The advantage behind using this system is to provide water directly to the root level and thus benefits in maintaining the level of moisture.

9. Using drip irrigation less frequently is better for plants than daily watering.

You know that different plants and shrubs involve different level of irrigation. In this way, your preference for irrigation system can also vary. You can prepare your irrigation task bearing in mind the moisture level, shade and the climatic condition. You can irrigate the areas in the shade about 30-35 % less than the sunny areas.