“Watering Diary” can shave 25% off your water bill!

NC State Turf Irrigation Management System (TIMS) – It has been found that the great majority of homeowners in North Carolina significantly over water their lawns, and the TIMS system can help alleviate that.  TIMS is a new tool from NC State that is free which helps homeowners create a ‘watering diary’ and is linked with the NC State Climate Office.  It will track your irrigation use and will tell you based on your location, soil type, turf type, and type of irrigation system you use exactly when and how long to water to promote turf health and vigor.  It also takes into account recent weather, natural rain, etc when determining your irrigation needs.  It is estimated that within a few short weeks of use that homeowners can save at least 25% off their irrigation watering bill if the recommendations are followed.  All homeowners need to do to get set up is register for free on the TIMS website and answer a few simple questions about their turf type, soil type (most in this area are sand), the method they use to water, etc. and the website will give them watering instructions.

 http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/tims/

 Our thanks to Neil Cegielski, Area Manager with TruGreen LandCare, Wilmington, NC