Plus, as you point out, my plants look great with no effort on my part AND no guilt that I’m not manually adjusting my controller every month - the only way to irrigate efficiently on your own. I’ve been specifying these for several years now … So if you want to manually set irrigation times for a container garden or as in my case, where I am temporarily setting the times for a newly planted area, a Rainbird or Toro will allow you to mix manual and programmed stations. …

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