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Sprinkler shut down and new sod lawn Frank Rosenbaum 10-11-2005
Posted by Frank Rosenbaum on October 11, 2005, 11:33 am
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 I am new to the group, and I hope that after looking at nearly 3,000
messages that I am asking something that I did not see or recognize in any
previous posts.

I have a new sod lawn that is about 3 weeks old. Now that it is fall, my
sprinkler company wants to winterize the system.

My questions are; does my lawn still need to be watered?

If yes, when should the system be winterized?


Thanks in advance from a 'non-green-thumbed person.


Frank Rosenbaum
in South Western Michigan



Posted by on October 11, 2005, 12:30 pm
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 "I have a new sod lawn that is about 3 weeks old. Now that it is fall,
my
sprinkler company wants to winterize the system.

My questions are; does my lawn still need to be watered?

If yes, when should the system be winterized? "

First thing I would suggest is that you talk to the company that
installed your sod. They should have told you how/when to water it and
you should follow their directions, so that if there is any problem,
they can't say you didn't follow their instructions.

Clearly at 3 weeks, new sod still needs water, though with declining
temps, the amount needed is decreasing. Whether that comes from
nature or you depends on how much rain you get in the weeks ahead.
You can never tell when it will not rain for an extended period. I
would find out what the latest date your sprinkler company can do your
system, which should still be about a month or so from now. If they
can't accomodate, there are other guys that can blow it out for $50.

If you're worried about it suddenly dropping below freezing, I wouldn't
get too concerned. It would have to go well below 32 for many hours
before the typical system will freeze. And if the temps did drop
before u get it winterized, you could still prevent freezing by just
setting the system to go on for 5 mins per zone every few hours.


Posted by Frank Rosenbaum on October 11, 2005, 12:57 pm
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Thanks for the quick response. I have called my sprinkler co and they will
be out to shut the system down at the end of October. They try to have all
systems shut down by the first week in Novmber.


> "I have a new sod lawn that is about 3 weeks old. Now that it is fall,
> my
> sprinkler company wants to winterize the system.
>
> My questions are; does my lawn still need to be watered?
>
> If yes, when should the system be winterized? "
>
> First thing I would suggest is that you talk to the company that
> installed your sod. They should have told you how/when to water it and
> you should follow their directions, so that if there is any problem,
> they can't say you didn't follow their instructions.
>
> Clearly at 3 weeks, new sod still needs water, though with declining
> temps, the amount needed is decreasing. Whether that comes from
> nature or you depends on how much rain you get in the weeks ahead.
> You can never tell when it will not rain for an extended period. I
> would find out what the latest date your sprinkler company can do your
> system, which should still be about a month or so from now. If they
> can't accomodate, there are other guys that can blow it out for $50.
>
> If you're worried about it suddenly dropping below freezing, I wouldn't
> get too concerned. It would have to go well below 32 for many hours
> before the typical system will freeze. And if the temps did drop
> before u get it winterized, you could still prevent freezing by just
> setting the system to go on for 5 mins per zone every few hours.
>



Posted by mm on October 15, 2005, 12:35 am
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On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:57:03 -0400, "Frank Rosenbaum"

>Thanks for the quick response. I have called my sprinkler co and they will
>be out to shut the system down at the end of October. They try to have all
>systems shut down by the first week in Novmber.

It seems to me you should have called the sod company first and
worried about the sod.

And what do you care what the sprinkler company's schedule is?

Especially when trader4 gave such great discussion of how to avoid
damage to the sprinklers, etc.. I'm sure his ideas would prevent
damage, but just to be devil's advocate, if there were damage, I'll
bet it would cost a lot less than another set of sod.

And the end of October might end up being the 25th of October.

P&M


>> "I have a new sod lawn that is about 3 weeks old. Now that it is fall,
>> my
>> sprinkler company wants to winterize the system.
>>
>> My questions are; does my lawn still need to be watered?
>>
>> If yes, when should the system be winterized? "
>>
>> First thing I would suggest is that you talk to the company that
>> installed your sod. They should have told you how/when to water it and
>> you should follow their directions, so that if there is any problem,
>> they can't say you didn't follow their instructions.
>>
>> Clearly at 3 weeks, new sod still needs water, though with declining
>> temps, the amount needed is decreasing. Whether that comes from
>> nature or you depends on how much rain you get in the weeks ahead.
>> You can never tell when it will not rain for an extended period. I
>> would find out what the latest date your sprinkler company can do your
>> system, which should still be about a month or so from now. If they
>> can't accomodate, there are other guys that can blow it out for $50.
>>
>> If you're worried about it suddenly dropping below freezing, I wouldn't
>> get too concerned. It would have to go well below 32 for many hours
>> before the typical system will freeze. And if the temps did drop
>> before u get it winterized, you could still prevent freezing by just
>> setting the system to go on for 5 mins per zone every few hours.
>>
>


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Posted by on October 12, 2005, 10:55 pm
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Frank Rosenbaum wrote:
> I am new to the group, and I hope that after looking at nearly 3,000
> messages that I am asking something that I did not see or recognize in any
> previous posts.
>
> I have a new sod lawn that is about 3 weeks old. Now that it is fall, my
> sprinkler company wants to winterize the system.
>
> My questions are; does my lawn still need to be watered?
>
> If yes, when should the system be winterized?
>
>
> Thanks in advance from a 'non-green-thumbed person.
>
>
> Frank Rosenbaum
> in South Western Michigan

Frank,

I live in Muskegon and won't be blowing out my system until the end of
Oct. I try and wait until it gets frosty in the AM and then blow it out
myself.

I would try to keep watering for another 3 weeks if you can. You won't
have any freeze problems, but you do want to get the sod rooted before
you cut off the water.

I did the sod thing late in the year and it had a tough first winter,
but looks great after taking good care of it since (2nd summer).

Kirb


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