Hi folks, I have a sprinkler system in our garden that is fed from a well. I have a Gardena 3000/4 pressure tank/pump and two solenoids each feeding two sprinklers. The problem I am having is that since the summer heat has kicked in, I am only getting 10 minutes from the well before it loses pressure. If left alone, the thermal cutout of the Gardena unit will shut it off, requiring a manual reset. I'm using a Hunter Eco Logic programmer to control the solenoids. Ideally, I would set them to come on for 10 minutes and rest for 10 minutes multiple times and my problem would be solved, but with this controller you can only set 4 program start times, meaning each station would only get 40 minutes watering per day which I don't think is enough in this heat. One solution I suppose is to get another more flexible controller but it's a pity since the Hunter is a nice unit and this is its only limitation. Does anyone either have suggestions for a controller that would allow me to have the stations come on and off at 10 minute intervals as many times as I want - or alternatively, is there something with my setup that I could change to fix this? Edit: I'm in the south of France if that has any bearing on things.

My lawn has that "salt and pepper" look. There are green and yellow grass blades intermixed. Like the white hairs interspersed with brown hair of an aging person (Silver Threads Among The Gold). I am told that a lawn that has gone yellow and dormant should not be fertilized. Do I need to green up what I've got using frequent waterings before the next, probably proactively delayed, fertilizing?