Watering Tips

Adjust your irrigation time by season! For turf, water by the Numbers: One day per week in March, two days per week in April and May, three days per week in summer, and ramp down in the fall. For other landscapes, follow the watering recommendations.

In the past 20 years, 14 of those years have been drier than normal, and six years wetter than...

To avoid damage to your irrigation system from freezing temperatures, it is important to...

Your landscape needs a lot less water in September than it did in the summertime. About 35 percent...

The Water Authority encourages efficient outdoor water use for beautiful landscapes. With some 40...

Grass lawns in the greater Albuquerque area require supplemental irrigation in order to survive...

505Outside sat down with local landscape contractor Hunter Ten Broeck, owner of WaterWise...

Testing the soil moisture with a long screwdriver. Use a soil probe or a long screwdriver to test...

What should every home owner know about simple irrigation maintenance? The most important thing is...

As irrigation season ramps up, we sat down with the Water Authority’s irrigation specialist to ask...

In order to tackle inefficient irrigation practices that result in wasted water, and help...

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Albuquerque, NM 87103-0568
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