http://conservationtutorials.org Learn How to Conserve Water and Electricity One DIY Project at a Time Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:00:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://conservationtutorials.org/2009/04/09/tip-2-turn-off-automatic-sprinklers-when-rain-is-forecasted/ http://conservationtutorials.org/2009/04/09/tip-2-turn-off-automatic-sprinklers-when-rain-is-forecasted/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:06:20 +0000 emily http://conservationtutorials.org/?p=81 If rain is in the forecast please be kind enough to shut off your automatic watering systems.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen the irrigation systems running along the side of a freeway in a rainstorm.  When the soil seems to be dry about 2″ down, it’s time to water again.  This is assuming you don’t have a rock garden for a lawn, which isn’t a half bad idea.

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