Lamar tree rotation

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See below for a Watering Checklist, Watering Rotation, and Watering Rotation Rules.

Watering Checklist:

1. Get spigot key from under rock

2. Screw in the hose with the big white backflow preventer

3. Turn on the water with key. The backflow preventer leaks even if firmly connected, so don't worry too much about that

4. Go to the tree area

5. Remove hose from fence (if attached). Try not to kink the hose, which is very easy to do.

6. Water each tree for about 3-5 minutes. Move the hose around the tree's drip-line (about 3-5 ft from the trunk) - watering at the center isn't that good for the tree.

7. If possible, move hose back to the fence line

8. Turn off water, unscrew hose, hide key under rock

9. Email info@snaustin.org confirming watering

From the Lamar gym, go through the gate, past the white out-building, to the building beyond the basketball court near Burnet Rd. If you can't find it, go to the Burnet-side fence, find the black hose attached to the fence, and follow it to the spigot.

Between the basketball court and the spigot is a ring of yellow rocks next to a bush. Under the largest rock is the spigot key.

There are two hoses near this spigot. One goes to the nearby garden, the other runs along the fence past the gardens. It's the second one you want to screw in. It has a white plastic mouth (the photo here shows a black mouth but that was removed). Put the spigot key in the valve slot and turn the water on. Then go to the tree area at the far south end of the athletic field (if you don't know where the trees are, follow the hose again).

The last 100 ft of the hose may be loosely clipped to the fence to keep it out of harm's way. Just pull gently to remove the hose. Recently people haven't been doing this, and that seems to be fine.

Water near tree's drip-line. This photo shows a gator bag we used last year, but we've removed these.

You may need to pull the hose around the utility guy-wires. Keep the hose loose so it doesn't bind (that's how leaks get started).

Watering Rotation:

Date	Main Rotation	Summer Rotation
10/10/10	Pittman
10/17/10	Minick
10/24/10	Stafford
10/31/10	Zettner
11/7/10	Stoszko
11/14/10	Minick
11/21/10	Moyers
11/28/10	Zettner
12/5/10	Minick
12/12/10	Stoszko
12/19/10	Carroll
12/26/10	Zettner
1/2/11	Moyers
1/9/11	Minick
1/16/11	Stoszko
1/23/11	Carroll
1/30/11	Zettner
2/6/11	Minick
2/13/11	Matus
2/20/11	Moyers
2/27/11	Zettner
3/6/11	Minick
3/13/11	Carroll
3/20/11	Stoszko
3/27/11	Zettner
4/3/11	Moyers
4/10/11	Minick
4/17/11	Carroll
4/24/11	Zettner
5/1/11	Minick
5/8/11	Carroll
5/15/11	Stoszko
5/22/11	Moyers
5/29/11	Zettner
6/5/11	Minick
6/12/11	Locklin
6/19/11	Harty	Cohagen
6/26/11	Zettner	Donnelly
7/3/11	Moyers
7/10/11	Minick
7/17/11	Locklin	Cohagen
7/24/11	Harty	Donnelly
7/31/11	Zettner
8/7/11	Randow
8/14/11	Locklin
8/21/11	Minick	Cohagen
8/28/11	Zettner	Donnelly
9/4/11	Moyers
9/11/11	Locklin
9/18/11	Harty	Cohagen
9/25/11	Zettner	Donnelly
10/2/11	Matus
10/9/11	Harty
10/16/11	Locklin
10/23/11
10/30/11	Zettner
11/6/11	Harty
11/13/11	Matus
11/20/11	Stoszko
11/27/11	Zettner
12/4/11	Harty
12/11/11	Beisner
12/18/11
12/25/11	Zettner
1/1/12
1/8/12	Matus
1/15/12
1/22/12
1/29/12	Zettner
2/5/12
2/12/12
2/19/12
2/26/12
3/4/12
3/11/12
3/18/12
3/25/12
4/1/12
4/8/12
4/15/12
4/22/12
4/29/12	Zettner
5/6/12	Matus
5/13/12	Beisner
5/20/12
5/27/12	Harty
6/3/12	Beisner
6/10/12	Sh Zettner
6/17/12	Matus
6/24/12	Zettner
7/1/12	Zettner
7/8/12	Pittman
7/15/12	Sh Zettner
7/22/12	Beisner
7/29/12	Zettner
8/5/12	Harty
8/12/12	Pittman
8/19/12	Sh Zettner
8/26/12	Zettner
9/2/12	Harty
9/9/12	Pittman
9/16/12
9/23/12
9/30/12	Zettner

Watering Rotation Rules:

1. If it rains more than 0.25 inches the week before your watering day, you get a free pass.

2. You can do the watering anytime on Saturday or Sunday, or on Monday evening .

3. Email info@snaustin.org if you need to swap weeks.

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