The Sprinkler Nerd Show

#221 - Water Consumption Relevancy

What does 100,000 gallons of water actually mean? Is that a lot? Is it normal? Is it a problem? The answer depends entirely on what you're measuring it against. In

#220 - Technical Enough to Annoy Engineers

Ever asked, "Why can't we just…?" and watched an engineer take a deep breath? You might be technical enough to annoy engineers. Maybe you see connections before you u

#219 - Your Craft Is Your Art

I've come to realize that what I do is art. Because making things is where I feel the most free. In this solo episode, I reflect on creativity, curiosity, and the rel

#218 - Clicks Don't Pay the Bills — with Chans Weber

You're paying for clicks and leads. How much of that is actually turning into paying customers? I'm in St. Louis at Chans Weber's office at Agile & Co., with marketing

#217 - The Future Is Already In The Truck

Daniel Overton is 25 and already has 8 years in irrigation. He works for Ricci's Landscape Management in northwest Indiana, listens to the podcast, and reached out to me

#216 - Life Is Like A Box Of....

What if life isn't like a box of chocolates? Maybe life is like a box of choices. Choose wisely. Today I'm recording from CitiesAlive, the Green Roofs for Healthy Cit

#215 - Going All In with Dean Ricci

What does it really take to go all in on a landscape business? Dean Ricci started mowing lawns at just 10 years old, pulling his mower behind a bicycle with a homemade

#214 - Just Press Send

Your next opportunity might start with a message you haven't sent yet. When I started sharing my cell phone number on the podcast, I thought I might get overwhelmed wit

#213 - Put Down The Tool Bag - WorkWife's Christy Carter

At some point, growing a service business requires the owner to stop being the person who does everything and become the person who builds the company. In this episode,

#212 - Can't I Live While I'm Young

Live While You're Young What if you never hated learning? What if you only hated being told what, when, and how to learn? It's Labor Day weekend, everyone is heading

#211 - Through Whose Looking Glass?

Sometimes the view changes when you stop looking straight ahead. In this Quickie, I'm thinking about perspective, curiosity, and what happens when we're willing to look

#210 - Golf Course Data Layer

This week, I'm in Palm Springs, California, helping build a LoRaWAN data layer across a private golf course. The first use case is simple: BLADE soil moisture sensors i

#209 - Technology Is Not The Answer

Try MODURA for FREE: monitor.modura.app In this episode of the Sprinkler Nerd Show, Andy reflects on a lesson that has taken decades—and a whole lot of technology—to un

#208 - IrriVoyeurism

What if you could spy on an irrigation system without ever touching the controller? Welcome to Irrivoyeurism. In this quickie episode, Andy explores how a simple soil

#207 - Are You One Of Them?

Every episode, Andy ends with the same invitation: "Reach out anytime." Thousands of people have heard those words. Only a handful have ever acted on them. What sep

#206 - Be Real

What does it really mean to be real? In this short solo episode, Andy shares why authenticity has become one of the most important ideas shaping his life, business, and

#205 - The Best Navigators

What if the goal isn't to have your life perfectly mapped out? While listening to Jimmy Buffett's Don't Chu-Know, one lyric stopped me in my tracks: "The best navigat

#204 - Professionalism Is the Smartest Irrigation Tool

It's easy to focus on technology. Smart controllers. Sensors. Weather data. Flow meters. Soil moisture. Automation. All of that matters. But in this episode of The Sp

#203 - Beyond Sprinkler Repair, Conserva Irrigation: Scott Bowen

In this episode of The Sprinkler Nerd Show, Andy talks with Scott Bowen, Commercial Irrigation Manager for Conserva Irrigation, about what happens when irrigation becomes

#202 - When The Lights Went Out

Brent Garrett, The Skilled Trades Coach www.theskilledtradescoach.com In this episode of The Sprinkler Nerd Show, Andy talks with Brent Garrett, owner of Sirius Plum