Done Watering 5+ Hours a Day
By DianneN
@DianneN (247166)
United States
September 1, 2022 11:25am CST
We are free of standing under the hot sun for 2 1/2 hours in the morning and again in the early evening, not counting plantings in our new island. That’s why I’m able to return to myLot!
Finally had an irrigation system installed covering every lawn around our house and all the shrubbery. I chose not to have my flowers and garden watered. Best to do them as needed.
Of course, with our luck, we didn’t have enough water pressure from our well. Had to get our patio contractor here to remove a stair which covered the well cap. Had the well company install a new well pump, and then check to make sure we had enough water in the well. We do!
So now we have 14 zones. 7 zones alternate in the back and side lawns and the other 7 take care of the front on alternate days.
When the irrigation company was adjusting the sprays, I got soaked, not one, but twice. 
. That taught me not to watch them!
. That taught me not to watch them!28 people like this
29 responses
@DaddyEvil (145464)
• United States
1 Sep 22
They were just helping you stay cool. 
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@wolfgirl569 (114282)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Sep 22
@DianneN It comes back when it rains. 
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@DianneN (247166)
• United States
2 Sep 22
@wolfgirl569 We are getting aerated and cut seeded right after it’s safe to do so - and fertilized. Hoping the grass will grow strong to block the weeds. Our lawn treatment company will oversee it. We have other lawns that were planted in the fall season and look terrific - except that the drought burnt huge sections. The are greening up with the irrigation system. Don’t know why we didn’t do it sooner.
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@allknowing (143509)
• India
2 Sep 22
@DianneN You will have some flowers surely? (lol)
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@DianneN (247166)
• United States
2 Sep 22
@allknowing You know I will! We are actually having the landscaper who did that island mark off an area for a flower garden soon.
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@jobelbojel (36626)
• Philippines
3 Sep 22
That's lots of hours! Finally, you got irrigation installed.
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@jobelbojel (36626)
• Philippines
3 Sep 22
@DianneN nice to know that you love it.
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@aninditasen (16953)
• Raurkela, India
2 Sep 22
Hope I could do something like that in my garden. I have to water my plants and trees when it doesn't rain.
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@LindaOHio (186255)
• United States
2 Sep 22
Sounds like a lot of $ and a lot of trouble. Maybe in the spring we will get our front flower bed (which is all weeds) planted and landscaped. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend.
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@DianneN (247166)
• United States
3 Sep 22
Nothing is easy. We had just had the well company out to fix a tank in the basement and to do a routine check. Yesterday, he returned to repair a pipe that had a slow leak.
I hope you do get your front flowerbed planted and cleaned up. It makes the house look better. We are having the landscaper who did the island and plantings in the photo mark out a flower bed next week and have it dug out when he comes to kill our weeds. We can transplant some perennials now and add more and annuals next spring. Always something!
Thanks and enjoy your Labor Day weekend, too. Hope your husband is doing well and taking it easy.
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@LindaOHio (186255)
• United States
3 Sep 22
@DianneN Thanks. Hubs is still tired and dizzy; but I think it's from the meds and his RA. We're still hoping that the meds regulate his heartbeat and make it unnecessary to have his heart shocked.
@Tampa_girl7 (52184)
• United States
1 Sep 22
Everything’s looking really pretty.
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@RasmaSandra (83760)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Sep 22
I hope it all comes out lush and green and looks good,
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@NJChicaa (122283)
• United States
1 Sep 22
My ex is obsessive about the lawn. We didn't have a sprinkler system at the house so Mr. Engineer figured out how to deal with it. He set up 5 of those moveable sprinklers that shoot water from one side to the other and then "rewind" to start over. He had 2 of them set to cover the front yard (with a traditional up/down one for the side of the driveway) and 3 to cover the backyard. His settings had the entire lawn covered. Instead of having to move/adjust the sprinkler every time, I just had to move the hose from one to the next. It was such a clever system!
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