Springtime Irrigation Checklist

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Written By Grahame Hubbard

Introduction

Yes ! Plant Specialists provides full irrigation services for all types of gardens. 

Our Irrigation Team has the know-how and right equipment to do a fantastic job. Residential, private, back gardens, rooftop terraces, green roofs, green walls and sprinklers for lawns! - all variations of irrigation systems are serviced.

We also offer repair and installation of new or older nonfunctioning systems.

For those of you who don’t have us care for your irrigation system - here are a few pointers for Spring.

Guidelines

Plug in and Turn on your irrigation timer.  There should be a display on the screen.  Most timers should have a circular display icon that tells you if the system is receiving electricity.  The knob should always be turned to On/Auto. 

If your timer is still not on - press the reset button on the outlet – GFI.  The button is usually red and will say ‘reset’- plug back in.  If after re-plugging the timer back in the screen is still blank - it means the internal battery is probably dead and needs to be replaced. This battery provides the electricity needed to keep and remember the program settings.  A new battery may mean you need to re program the timer settings.

Turn on the main tap water valve and leave in the open position.  It is usually the one closest to the wall before the solenoids, zones and wires. It should be fully open at all times.  If it is open and no water is coming out then you need to find and check the main water valve to the building.

Manually turn on the irrigation watering cycle. Walk through your garden once you turn your irrigation timer and water on.  Assert the irrigation emitters are open and evenly distributed in the pots near the root-ball.

If you have insufficient water dripping from the tubing, you may not have enough spaghetti tubes or may need to increase the cycle times the emitters are dripping water. 

If you still have issues setting up your irrigation - Call us - we know Irrigation !

Plant Specialists 718 392 9404

Don't delay – the sooner the better !


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Article written by our Staff Horticulturist, Peter B Morris, BSc, MSc, MBA

All photographs used with permission @SHUTTERSTOCK 

Grahame Hubbard

Grahame was born in a small village in North Queensland, Australia. He grew up on a
fishing boat with his parents until the age of 12. He was educated via the "Outback School of the Air", a two-way radio-learning system.

Ironically, Grahame ended up amidst the hustle and bustle of New York City -- quite a contrast from the village of sixty people he was born in.
This change was brought about by his overwhelming desire to travel, his passion for experiencing the diversity of the world, and his desire to immerse himself in varying cultures.

After growing up on the sea, Grahame resided in New Zealand for ten years, Thailand for three seasons and then lived for a decade in Canada before making New York City home.

Coming from a gardening family of Orchid experts, Grahame has always been mesmerized by nature. He has a lifelong love of plants, gardens, garden design and all aspects of the horticultural arts and sciences.

Owner of Plant Specialists since 2004, he is proud to be involved with a team that have been Greening New York’s interiors and exteriors since 1972!

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