The weather forecast for this weekend on Long Island is for freezing weather in the teens! Is your home ready? Water in pipes that freezes will expand and spit. This can cause extensive and costly [...]
The unofficial start of winter is here on Long Island. With snow and freezing weather arriving earlier than normal now is a suitable time to get ready and be prepared. To prevent unexpected problems and [...]
Yes! It’s been a warm dry fall and many of you postpone the winterizing of your sprinkler system. Fortunately, many systems have now been winterized. If you have not winterized your system and have not [...]
This has been an unusually dry and mild Fall. Historically, November has had very cold nights and days that have damaged irrigation systems. Why wait? The time to winterize is now! Please don’t wait for [...]
Standard Time has begun, and I have yet to meet anyone that is in favor of turning back the clock. Until we switch back to Daylight savings next spring, March 9, 2025, sunset will be [...]
The Long Island Drought Continues! The October drought continues and although lawn and landscapes could use irrigation the time to winterize your sprinkler system is NOW! Fortunately, there is rain in the forecast this next [...]
October is here along with shorter days and cooler temperatures. Your lawn and landscape are preparing for winter and require little or no irrigation especially if we have rain once or twice a week. At [...]
The fall equinox began on Sunday September 22. This is the day when there is an equal amount of sunlight and darkness. Temperatures are cooler at night and not as warm or hot during the [...]
Today, and the remainder of this week the weather forecast is for heavy rainfall. After several weeks of extreme heat and dry weather it’s time to reduce the watering. Hurricane Debbie looks like it’s heading [...]
Summer heat is here and with two months remaining until fall... is your sprinkler system functioning properly? Your sprinkler system has been in full use since spring, and it is not unusual for some components [...]
