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Mainscape launches new irrigation service
With Fall in the air, Mainscape added central control monitoring to it’s water management offerings. Some of the larger more sophisticated irrigation systems are run by one single computer. This type of system can control several hundred if not thousands of zones. The advantage to a centrally controlled system is that the computer can manage all the zones to work in harmony. Without this synchronization, irrigation technicians must be responsible for making dozens of field controllers work together. This can be a tedious task with the slightest mistake causing the program to fail.
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Juniper Problems in Southwest Florida
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Does this picture look familiar? This picture was taken in October 2011 after a long hot wet summer. I want everyone to focus on the front side of the bed. Do you notice the elevation change? The area of declining Junipers holds water. Note the Juniper in the background appear healthier, they also have an incremental grade change that allows excess water to be channeled away from their roots. Please also note the algae and mold on the sidewalk, also an indicator of poorly draining soils.
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