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Green News from Browne Pearson
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See the green newsletter below from Browne Pearson. You can rely on Browne for ecological planning and green real estate information. Contact Browne for first class service.
 April 2010- Eco Article I hope all Fort Lauderdale residents will make a bigger effort to turn our town totally green! If you missed the e-recycling event last month downtown, Whole Foods on North Federal Highway will be hosting an e-recycling day from 9-3 on April 24. You may take televisions, laptops, computers, printers, monitors, copiers, keyboards, fax machines, mouses, cell phones, and rechargeable batteries. Do not bring DVD or VCR players, stereos, speakers,small appliances, microwaves.  Celebrate Water Conservation Month by reducing outdoor water use. sprinkler systems are convenient and offer an easy way to keep your lawn and garden healthy and appealing. And, if used effectively, sprinklers can help reduce your water bill. What you may not know about outdoor sprinkler systems is the water they use accounts for 50 percent of available drinking water used! However, you can easily lower this percentage by making some simple changes to your sprinkler system to ensure it operates more efficiently, reduce your water bills and prevent run-off and waste. By implementing water-saving tips to maintain and update your sprinkler system, you can still produce a healthy, inviting lawn while conserving natural resources. The Irrigation Association offers these water-saving tips to maintain and update automatic sprinkler systems: 1) Adapt your watering schedule to the weather and the season. Broward county, beginning March 15, 2010, will remain on a 2 day a week watering schedule. Familiarize yourself with the settings on your sprinkler timer. adjust the watering schedule regularly to conform to current weather conditions and your local water restrictions. 2) Schedule each individual zone in your sprinkler system. "Scheduling" accounts for the type of sprinkler, sun or shade exposure and the soil type for the specific area. The same watering schedule should almost never apply to all zones in the system. 3) Inspect your system monthly. check for leaks, broken or clogged sprinkler heads, and other problems, or engage an irrigation professional to regularly check your system. 4) Adjust sprinkler heads. Correct obstructions that prevent sprinklers from distributing water evenly. Keep water off pavement and structures. 5) Get a professional system audit. hire a professional to conduct an audit and uniformity test of your sprinkler system to make sure areas are being watered evenly. This can be especially helpful if you have areas being under-watered or brown spots. 6) Consider "smart" technology. climate or soil moisture sensor-based controllers evaluate weather or soil moisture conditions and calculate and automatically adjust the irrigation schedule to meet the specific needs of your landscape. Learn more at www.irrigation.org/smartwater. 7) Install an automatic rain shutoff switch - inexpensive and effective. Required by law in many states, these money-saving sensors automatically turn off your system in rainy weather. The device can be retrofitted to fit almost any system. 8) Consider low volume drip irrigation for plant beds. Install micro-irrigation for gardens, trees and shrubs. Micro-irrigation includes drip (also known as trickle), micro spray jets, micro sprinklers, or bubbler irrigation to irrigate slowly and minimize evaporation, runoff and overspray. 9) Water at the optimum time. Water when the sun is low or down, winds are calm and temperatures are cool - between the evening and early morning - to reduce evaporation. You can lose as much as 30 percent of water to evaporation by watering midday. 10) Water only when needed. Saturate root zones and let the soil dry. watering too much and too frequently results in shallow roots, weed growth, disease and fungus. Water Conservation Month Background In 1998, former Governor Lawton chiles signed the first proclamation designating April as Water Conservation Month, which is widely recognized by numerous Florida cities and counties. This April, the City of Fort Lauderdale, along with the Governor and Cabinet of the State of Florida and the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association will again participate in this annual tradition by declaring April as Water Conservation Month. More information about water conservation is available on the internet at www.fortlauderdale.gov or www.savewaterfl.com. Water conservation tips in this article courtesy of the Irrigation Association website at www.smartirrigationmonth.org. EcoBroker Browne Pearson
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