I have a small yard and a small garden. The front yard is square; the back yard is L-shaped and most of the long arm is taken up by a boat and trailer. I have two raised beds and the rest is lawn.
I hope this is enough description. What would be your preference- an oscillating sprinkler or an impact sprinkler? I have had very bad luck with oscillating sprinklers- they seem to break after a couple of weeks. If you have a good brand to recommend, please include it!
Thanks
Chris
For small to medium areas pop up sprinkler heads work well. They're typically set at the perimeter and adjusted for so many degrees of arc and spray distance, so that the spray patterns overlap. One at each corner of a rectangle and one at the center of each long leg will typically suffice. They'd have no problem watering the "L" shape you describe. Impact heads are used for larger areas as they throw water greater distances. You can learn most of what you need to know here:
Would drip irrigation be practicable for a lawn? What are the dimensions of the lawn? Where are the raised beds in relation to the lawn? In the middle? On the sides? What plants are in the raised beds? How much water do they need by comparison with the lawn? Al these are pertinent factors.
As to choice of sprinklers, I just use old-fashioned screw-on sprinklers, choosing rectangular holes or circular holes depending where I want the throw.
HB
HB
Squash, melons, and tomatoes don't do well, if their leaves get wet.
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