Our soil, for the most part is ground pumice, which acts just like sand for drainage.

More frequent watering with shorter durations, is best from my 17 years of experience.Do not water at night! We have temperature swings of 50 to 60° during the summer months and the lawns don’t do well when soaked at night when temperatures are in the 30s.. You will experience “Fairy Rings” which is a fungus that spreads from the center and can devour your green space!I recognize that Avion sends out a request for irrigation use; even numbered houses on even number days and so on. They are not landscapers, they are water conservationists, as they should be.

People with the old style Irrigation control boxers should look into B-hyve by Orbit. B-hyve control boxes allow you to control all the variables such as; soil type, sprinkler type, drought conditions, what types of vegetation you are watering and 15 other variables.

You don’t have to change any of your manifold valves.4 to 12 Zone Boxes are available.Orbit 57950 B-hyve Smart 12-Zone Indoor/Outdoor Sprinkler Controller, Compatible with Alexa https://a.co/d/dmmbTFCB-hyve is a smart device and checks the local weather forecast so you don’t water during a monsoon, wind storm or freezing conditions.Unfortunately, the Redmond Airport does not have our climate. Enter our own on site weather station. Wild River West! ta da!

Even before connecting to my weather station, I started saving significantly on a very precious resource that we take for granted, by using a B-hyve controller. If all of the conditions are met, my Irrigation will kick on at 8 AM, never going through the same sequence twice in two days.

Being a smart device, you can use your phone to set everything up. Springtime charging and testing will not have you running back and forth when you find an unintended geyser or is that geezer?

My weather station is now online and broadcasting updates every 5 minutes. Anyone is welcome to use it in conjunction with their smart Irrigation systems, gratis.

Bottom Line, you will save more water and have a healthier lawn with a smart Irrigation controller than you will following Avion’s instructions.

Regarding horse shit, hmm, too easy, so I won’t.Use a Blend special for our climate made by McFeeters sold at Instant Landscape in Bendover Oregon. And that is today’s tech tip for the literate! Sorry, no pictures.Yours truly, the next mayor of WROA….