Sarasota’s 239-Minute Irrigation Window: Planning One Weekly Watering Day is a Gulf Coast decision guide for Sarasota property owners. It ties the next step to verified local water, soil, season and plant context while leaving uninspected conditions explicitly unresolved.
Translate the two windows into 239 minutes
For properties under one acre, Modified Phase III allows one of two windows on the assigned day: 12:01–4 a.m. or 8–11:59 p.m. Each is 239 minutes, but that is an availability window—not a recommended irrigation runtime.
Find the assigned day from the last digit
Address digits 0/1 use Monday, 2/3 Tuesday, 4/5 Wednesday, 6/7 Thursday and 8/9 Friday under the current district schedule. Record the digit beside the controller program.
Measure one application instead of filling the window
UF/IFAS guidance describes one-half to three-quarters inch per irrigation application for St. Augustinegrass. Use catch cans and soil response; never infer that the full legal window should be occupied.
Keep beds separate from lawn rules
Hand watering and microirrigation for beds, shrubs and non-lawn plants retain a separate allowance, currently limited to before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m. under Modified Phase III.
Gulf Coast field record for this irrigation
Start the Sarasota record with the address digit, assigned watering day and the single 239-minute window selected for a property under one acre. If new sod or plants are involved, date day one of the 60-day establishment period and retain the written watering schedule. Photograph ponding, shade and fill changes, then take soil samples from the actual planting zones rather than blending native sand with imported material. Keep the June-through-September fertilizer blackout on the same page so establishment watering is not mistaken for permission to fertilize. For this irrigation page, circle the observation that would change the next decision and name who will verify it.
Preserve the assigned-day note, establishment dates, soil sample and drainage photographs as one Gulf Coast record before the temporary exception expires. For this irrigation decision, the current authority and photographed property condition control.
Move from the property walk to the written property planning scope by itemizing timing choices. Note the observed condition, selected response, measurable completion check, and any responsibility left outside this project.
From property walk to service details: guide for Property Planning
Move from the property walk to the written property planning scope by itemizing guide. Note the observed condition, selected response, measurable completion check, and any responsibility left outside this project.
Use the next Gulf Coast planning note
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