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	<title>Green Acres Sprinkler Company &#187; Lawn Sprinklers</title>
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	<description>Lawn Sprinkler and Landscape Lighting Information</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:19:44 +0000</lastBuildDate>
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		<title>We Can Water Your Flowers</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2012/04/23/we-can-water-your-flowers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeigal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinklers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drip Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edina Minnesota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hand Watering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinkler System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you tired of hand watering your flower pots or window boxes? Do you have annuals around your deck, patio, pool, front step, or garage? Tired of coming home from the lake to find the flowers wilting or dead? Now your automatic sprinkler system can water your flowers for you.  Join many of our customers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to Our Customers</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2012/03/13/a-letter-to-your-customers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeigal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscaping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinklers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Usage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weather based controllers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=839</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Customers, We have to change the way we are watering our landscaping. Most systems need to be updated with new controllers.  Here are some facts concerning most sprinkler systems today. Nationwide, residential outdoor water use exceeds seven billion gallons of water each day, most of which is used for watering our landscaping. Experts estimate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To: Check and Remove Start Times (Video)</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/08/03/save-water-check-your-irrigation-controller/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/08/03/save-water-check-your-irrigation-controller/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeigal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinklers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multiple Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pro-C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Start Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=646</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nobody wants to be on the receiving end of a high water bill.  Sometimes people do not realize they are over watering until after they get a large bill.  There can be many reasons for a large bill and one of the reasons is two start times in your controller.  Having multiple start times can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of the Low Cost Contractors</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/06/10/beware-of-the-low-cost-contractors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/06/10/beware-of-the-low-cost-contractors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeigal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinklers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinkler System Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low Cost]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This multiple part blog is going to look at different short cuts some irrigation contractors take. This past Summer I had a friend ask me to come out to evaluate an existing lawn sprinkler system.  I was happy to do this for a friend and it gave the a chance to examine another contractor&#8217;s work.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Reduce Your Sprinkler System&#8217;s Water Usage</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/03/16/how-to-reduce-your-sprinkler-systems-water-usage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/03/16/how-to-reduce-your-sprinkler-systems-water-usage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeigal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinklers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drip Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunter Solar Sync]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Savings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This customer in this example saw water savings of 60% from the Summer of 2009 to 2010.  This saved 120,000 gallons of water, this saved a valuable resource and money for our customer. 120,000 gallons equaled a savings of $500 dollars for this Minneapolis residence.]]></description>
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		<title>New 2011 Twin Cities Metro Area Public Utility Water Rates.</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/02/22/new-twin-cities-lawn-sprinkler-public-utility-water-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2011/02/22/new-twin-cities-lawn-sprinkler-public-utility-water-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jthor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinklers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinkler]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is your water bill higher? Think your lawn sprinkler system has sprung a leak? Chances are your bill is higher because of a bill the Minnesota state legislature passed last year. Minnesota statute 103G.291 has become active as of January 1, 2010.  It states that all cities in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area must adopt a utility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winterization &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/12/02/winterzation-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/12/02/winterzation-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeigal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinklers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winterization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A friendly reminder, don&#8217;t wait until it below freezing to get your sprinkler system winterized.  It is important to try and schedule your winterizing at least a week before the temperature drops.  If you are unable to get your system winterized before the first hard freeze, wrap the vacuum breaker with a blanket or towel.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winterization &#8211; Sprinkler System Blowout</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/09/07/winterization-sprinkler-system-blowout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/09/07/winterization-sprinkler-system-blowout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinklers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bloomington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year we hear a story of someone moving to Minnesota from somewhere warm, Texas, Flordia, California.  Usually the person moves into their residence in the summer or fall and doesn&#8217;t realize their sprinkler system needs to be blown out before the Winter hits.  Inevitably they discover should have been winterized only after the pipes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunter Solar Sync; A New Product To Conserve Water And Money</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/06/25/hunter-solar-sync-a-new-product-to-save-you-water-and-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/06/25/hunter-solar-sync-a-new-product-to-save-you-water-and-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfeigal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Sprinklers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunter]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Solar Sync Technology For our customers who own a Hunter Pro-C or ICC controller Hunter has come out with a new product you have to see. The new Solar Sync easily attaches to your current controller and converts it to a smart controller. Now your controller settings will adjust with the weather everyday taking the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Evaporation Can Save You Money</title>
		<link>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/05/01/what-is-evapotranspiration-and-how-can-it-save-money-on-your-water-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/2010/05/01/what-is-evapotranspiration-and-how-can-it-save-money-on-your-water-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 20:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jthor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[go green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lower water bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proper watering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[save water]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenacressprinkler.com/blog/?p=104</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Evapotranspiration (ET) is the process of transferring moisture from the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation of water and transpiration(sweating) from plants. Also called fly-off or water loss, ET is simply the measure of how fast ground water evaporates taking into account factors such as sunlight intensity, wind speed and soil type.  It is now possible for computers to calculate [...]]]></description>
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