Summers in Tulare, Visalia, and Fresno regularly climb past 100 degrees, and a lawn watered by a patchwork of hoses or an old, uneven system shows it fast: brown patches in the sun, soggy spots in the shade, and water running down the gutter.
Good irrigation starts with zones. Lawn, flower beds, shrubs, and trees need different amounts of water, so they shouldn't share a valve. Sunny and shady areas should be split too, since they dry out at very different rates.
Then match the head to the area. Spray heads suit small lawns and narrow strips, rotors cover larger lawns more evenly, and drip lines deliver water straight to the roots of plants in beds, with far less lost to evaporation.
Finally, program the controller for the season. Watering early in the morning, deeply and less often, trains roots to grow down instead of staying shallow. Check your city's current watering-day rules too. We install sprinkler and drip systems zone by zone and walk you through the controller before we leave.