Wow!! This "sprinkler season" was a hectic one. We didn't slow down until just now. Hmmm.... funny how lots of rain will do that. This July was the driest ever recorded in Colorado Springs. Grass was drying up and dieing no matter how much water we were giving it. It didn't matter if the systems were installed by homeowners or designed by architects and engineers, every system lawn was having hot spots. Now the phone won't ring!!! Which is also good as we can catch up on add ons, redesigns, and extras that customers have requested. And it gives us some time to relax. Todays high temp on August 15th was 57 F degrees.
A few things to consider for our area. Most of the systems we work on were NOT installed by our company. So there could be many design and installation flaws. We also live at about 6500'-7000' in elevation. As those of us who live here know, sunburns happen a lot quicker. Same thing with grass. We also have virtually no humidity here, and lots of wind. One last thing, is that most of our lawns here are Kentucky bluegrass, which is not ideal for our climate. It takes lots of water to stay green, and is not designed for our elevation and climate. So all of these factors caused a lot of dry lawns and unhappy customers. But there is only so much we can do with the existing installed systems, without making major changes which can cost lots of money.
