Irrigate wisely and fertilize appropriately. Install and utilize rain sensors which automatically shut down irrigation systems when sufficient rainfall has occurred.

Some areas may require more or less water than is currently being applied. Identify these areas and irrigate accordingly.

To properly manage landscape irrigation to help avoid soil and nutrient losses, while also helping to protect ground water.

Not only should this inspection be completed to check from broken irrigation lines and/or irrigation heads, but also to ensure that there are no clogged filters/nozzles, bad or failing solenoids, valves, or rain sensing devices.

There are certain times of the year when watering needs to occur twice per week. Other times of the year irrigation should only run once every 7 days. Identify and ensure that these occur in order to save money, while also helping to avoid nutrient leaching or runoff.

Lack of understanding about various urban soil profile characteristics can prove problematic. The soil water holding capacity is affected by soil texture (comparable sand, silt, and clay content). Most native Florida soils have sandy texture with low water-holding capacities. Sandy Florida soils can typically hold up to 3/4” of water per foot of soil depth. Once this water holding capacity level is exceeded, any nutrients that have not been taken up by the turf or plant roots may be leached into ground water.