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Choosing The Right Portable Lawn Sprinkler For
Your LawnYou know that watering your lawn is an important part of lawn care but
you have limited time to do it. Other than hiring someone to do it for
you, you can set up a portable sprinkler to do the job for you.
A portable sprinkler is particularly useful if you have a small lawn
since it can be chore to move it around by hand for a large lawn. If you
live in an area with reasonable amount of rainfall, the portable
sprinkler can be use to supplement rainfall when the occasional drought
period arise.
You can shop for a portable sprinkler easily in any well-stocked nursery
or hardware store. Review the information on the sprinkler box. It
should indicate the size and shape of the area it can cover.
There are many designs for portable sprinkler and you should evaluate
carefully which one will meet your needs. Some models allow you to cover
odd-shaped lawn while other may have a tractor system that can move
along the water hose.
After you purchase your portable sprinkler, you will want to do a test
to see how it performs. In particular you want to know how much water it
is using to cover your lawn. First, place the portable sprinkler at the
center of your lawn and turn it on for about ten seconds. You want to know exactly how much area it can cover.
After ten seconds, turn the portable sprinkler off and place about seven
or eight empty cups in the area covered by the portable sprinkler. Turn
on the portable sprinkler again and leave it running for ten minutes.
After ten minutes, turn off the portable sprinkler and check the amount
of water for each cup. The amount in each cup will vary, as portable
sprinklers tend to have uneven water distribution. However, the
variation should not be more than 0.25 inch. You will use the cup that
has the least amount of water for your estimation. Lets assume that
there is 0.2 inch of water in the cup with the least amount of water. If
you want to apply 0.5 inch of water, you will have to leave the portable
sprinkler running for 25 minutes.
A good hose is also vital for your portable sprinkler to work
efficiently. A good hose will roll up easily in any weather and does not
kink or crack. A cheap hose will give you more maintenance headaches
down the road as it tend to kink and crack after using it for some
times. You will also waste precious water due to leakage from the cheap
hose.
It is also advisable to hook up a timer between your faucet and your
hose. You simply set up the timer and it will shut off the sprinkler
automatically after the set amount of time has elapsed. This will
prevent any wastage of water.
Once you have everything set up properly, you will want to monitor the
response of your lawn and adjust the water application accordingly. The
portable sprinkler may not cover a few spots in your lawn and you will
have to do the watering manually for these spots. Nevertheless, with the
introduction of a portable sprinkler, the time you spent watering your
lawn will be dramatically reduced and you can have more time to relax
and do the things you want to do.
Author: Jack Greenwood
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