This 2010/2011 winter has been dry and fairly warm in the Colorado Springs area. Not much snow to speak of, which probably means it will dump hard during March and April.
Even though it is dry and warm (60 degrees today), do not be tempted to turn on your sprinkler system. You are putting in in harms way if you do. It is still winter and we still continue to get below 30 degrees overnight. I know the grass is brown, but it is dormant, not dead. It will be brown no matter how much water you give it right now. But, watering now with a hose and manual sprinkler can benefit your turf, trees and plants to rebound in the spring. Only water if we get continuous days of warm dry weather that will thaw the first 2"-4" of the ground. If the ground is frozen it will not absorb the water and will run off and be wasted, and waste your money.
With all this great weather, get out hiking, biking, and enjoying all that Colorado Springs has to offer.
