When Do You Blow Out The Irrigation System?

andy10917 · by **andy10917** » October 1st, 2011, 5:44 pm

I noticed that blowing out the Irrigation System is on my October "To Do" list.

When do others blow out their systems and shut-down for Winter?

HanLawn · by **HanLawn** » October 1st, 2011, 6:20 pm

I usually coil up my irrigation system and hang it in the garage in early November!

simpson · by **simpson** » October 1st, 2011, 6:33 pm

Towards the end of october. I still use it for stupid things like watering in fertilizer or kelp help. Might shut it down early this year since we are getting more then enough rain.

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new to this · by **new to this** » October 1st, 2011, 7:46 pm

usually after i get the summer quarter water bill, but this year i'll push the freeze envelope since i'm mid-reno and i'm sure as sure as soon as i shut it down we won't see a drop of rain.

MorpheusPA · by **MorpheusPA** » October 1st, 2011, 7:50 pm

Mid-October or so. Give or take. Around first frost, in other words.

Ohio2112 · by **Ohio2112** » October 1st, 2011, 8:53 pm

HanLawn wrote:I usually coil up my irrigation system and hang it in the garage in early November!

LOL
Mine's been put away since July.
I think I watered three times this year.
And one of those times caused it to rain unexpectedly the next day.

napper · by **napper** » October 2nd, 2011, 12:24 am

I do mine after I apply urea in November. I like to water the urea in.

bpgreen · by **bpgreen** » October 2nd, 2011, 1:55 am

I've never blown it out, but this reminds me that I need to drain it.

jglongisland · by **jglongisland** » October 2nd, 2011, 10:17 am

I push it to mid-November so I can keep the leaves wet, water in the MO and urea, etc.

eriocaulon · by **eriocaulon** » October 2nd, 2011, 11:16 am

Early November after my last fertilizer app.

telias · by **telias** » October 3rd, 2011, 8:46 am

First year with my system - the company that installed it will be blowing it out on 10/28. Gives me time to water my overseed still, if needed (yay lots of rain lately)

lawnandgarden · by **lawnandgarden** » October 3rd, 2011, 11:09 pm

Don't have irrigation in this house (on well) but up here it's typically before Nov 1st as any more than that and you'd definitely be risking that first hard freeze.