Cycle and Soak!
It’s not a way to make your whites brighter, but it will make your plants happier. For those with traditional, non-weather based sprinkler timers, cycle and soak is a method for applying water to your yard in three- to four-minute increments spaced an hour apart. Programming your sprinkler timer this way will allow the water to be better absorbed by the soil and reduce run off.
Here’s how it works:
- Check soil moisture to see if your yard needs water.
- Cycle: Run sprinklers for three minutes or until you see runoff.
- Soak: Wait an hour.
- Repeat, if needed, until moisture reaches the roots.
- Program your sprinkler timer to cycle and soak.
Check out our video to see how it works!
