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Thank you for being clear and explaining this subject. I have an automatic sprinkler system with 4 zones and my water source is ditch water and is supplied from my HOA. My annual HOA fees pay for the use of this ditch water. The HOA supplies ditch water to each property that is pressurized and each property has a brass shut-off valve to turn water off to the property. This brass shut-off valve is located in the front yard and in the corner of the property where the phone pedestal, cable pedestal, etc. are located. This brass shut-off valve is the point of where the responsibility of the HOA ends and the responsibility of the home owner begins. From this brass shut-off valve my water is carried into my property in a 1 1/4 inch PVC line and before my manifold I have a hose faucet followed by a brass gate valve and then the inline "Y" filter. On the discharge side of the filter this 1 1/4 inch PVC line is reduced to 1 inch and this goes into my manifold. All four valves are 1 inch and the water line coming out of each valve is 1 inch. Since there are numerous properties "sharing" this water at any given time the flow rate and pressure can fluctuate throughout the day. I have my timer set to start watering at 8 pm as this is the time when no one else near me is using water. My flow rate is 6 GPM and the pressure is 20 PSI. As a result, my sprinklers underperform and are anemic in their water distribution on the lawn. Each zone has between 6 and 8 sprinklers. I have determined that the piping in each zone is working properly and that there are no brakes in the piping. The 1 1/4 inch line may or may-not have a brake in the line. I have yet to determine what the status of this line is. My house is on a cul-de-sac and all my neighbors have thick lush green lawns. My lawn is not in the same league as my neighbors. Therefore, my problem seems to be with my system and not with the HOA water. The brass shut-off valve at the front of the property does open and close as I have tested this. This valve is open as far as it can open. Do you have any ideas on how to solve this issue?

Hi Brian, I truely appreciaet your caring attitude to the environment. Your videos are great and really show you know your stuff. Geep up the great work.

Brian, your explanations are always top notch. Never bad info. Also, I have much respect for the subtle humor of the blue chair. Planned or not. 😂

Great video! The only water I use to water my lawn is rain water that I collect from my roof , I can hold about 1700 gallons when all tanks are full. I use irrigation pumps from those to water the yard. 👍🏻

Hey Brian, Another great video. Your videos helped me understand how watering properly can make all the difference in the world. A mistake I have made often in the past when running my irrigation system. Thanks again and Happy Easter!

Another great video Brian! I agree with you 100% about watering deeply once per week as opposed to spreading the watering sessions throughout the week. Three 20 minute sessions for my 2 zones in the front lawn and 2 15 minute sessions for the east side of the house. I also manually control my irrigation system the exact same way you do. Mow 2-3 a week and have had great success following your advice with these suggestions you’ve made in this and other videos as well on these topics. Thank you brother! My lawn front lawn is probably a month ahead of most of my neighbors at the moment. I had green up back in March lol. Going to be applying some Andersons humid acid dg sometime this week as well. You’re the man bro, keep up the great work 🙂🤝

Interesting topic, especially factoring in evaporation! Guess I need to research what sprinkler may be best for me and best for different spots of my lawn (front lawn vs. backyard)🤔🤔

I am in the process of testing out the Orbit B Hyve smart spinkler controller. You can set soil type, number of heads, type of heads, slope, drought conditions, etc. It is wifi connected and is supposed to monitor local weather and adjust accordingly.

Another great/helpful video!

Great topic with many points i never considered. Is there a correlation between high tap water pH and high soil pH on irrigated lawns?

Your kids called. They need there chair back!

Thank You Brother

Good info, Brian! Is there a reason why you don’t have a rain sensor on your system? I had one on our system at our last house and it worked great. Was always funny to see people’s sprinklers running during a rain storm:) Never understood why they didn’t have one installed when their system was put in. I always set mine to come on twice a week around 4am, obviously to avoid sun and wind loss. I’d leave the % at 100 and adjust the length of time accordingly depending on the time of year/temps.

When you're using those irrigation measuring cups, should they be put on the edges of the lawn or the middle? Fantastic recommendation to irrigate the same day you get partial rainfall. I've always thought it would be better to not irrigate on that day, but it makes logical sense to do it on the same day.

Hi! I watched the video and didn't really understand it all. My temperatures are all really close to 100 degrees now. Between my backyard and my front yard, I have 7 zones (I think). Do I water one zone a day for an hour? If so, won't the rest of my yard suffer? It seems like the more I water, the more taller the weeds get. I mow twice a week. Any help is appreciated. Thank you for making all these videos; they are very helpful. I appreciate your time.

What if it rains multiple days per week but totaling less than an inch? When would you water?

Shallow watering not good for trees but in summer in sand loam soil I can water 7 min 5 times a weak for small sprinklers and keep lawn green and cut down fungus

Awesome video! I probably suggested/asked this before, but what do you think about HYDRETAIN and who it's made for?

Are you happy with those pop up rotor sprinklers. Are the Hunter or Rainbird? I’m thinking of upgrading my wasteful misters.

Does hand watering change the variables completely or do the same principals apply?

watering between 6:00 to 9:00 am would result in evaporative loss of water, would be better to water at night, say at dusk? They say there would be risk of fungus, but I have'nt seen this happen. Please comment, Thank You!

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Using cups to measure inches per minute doesn't make any sense. Wouldn't the measurements be off depending on what size cup you used? There's got to be a standard size cup to do this with

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