It would be nice to have a schedule when you seed lawn to keep it moist.
Please add new schedule when you seed lawn to keep it moist
Yes, these types of establishment schedules are definitely in the backlog. Keep the ideas coming.
As a new homeowner, I really like this idea as well.
In the meantime, what I have done is to set up a daily (brief) fixed schedule to throw down a little water each day. I set it to run 1 minute before my flex schedule, so the flex schedule will start after the daily wetting is complete.
I have this suggestion posted elsewhere as the need for multiple start times for a schedule.
My old Irritrol controller allows this: up to 15 start times for a single schedule (or program as they call it).
I also suggest that it may programmed with one start time and a repeat x times every y hours to allow the same thing.
Perhaps both approaches may be required for the flexibility to keep newly planted lawn wet.
I like to think of this as a special case of smart cycle, with a different soak time than normal. To be implemented this way, smart cycle might need to change, so that individual zones have independent numbers of cycles and minimum soak times.
Yes – and the soak time could be intelligently adjusted based on the outdoor temperature. A hot day needs a shorter soak time. A cool day could extend the soak time. Perhaps the soak time can optionally be duration range with an optional automatic feature to consider the outdoor temperature.