Hi Bruce,

You can use the instant manual run feature on the Home page to turn on and off the zones instantly. The blue play button is for instant manual run for your zones. You can tap the "05:00" time value to change the watering duration to 1 minute.

Tap the blue button and there will be a pop up window. When the zone is being watered, the zone area will become blue and watering duration is shown in the lower left corner of the zone area. Tap the red square to stop watering.

Thanks,

Netro Support

Hi Bruce,

Could you please let us know which zone is your front yard and we will look into this issue.

Thanks,

Netro Support

Hi Bruce,

Netro also has "new plant" mode and please go settings->zones->specific zone number->smart zone-enabled->Mode.  You can check if this mode meet your watering needs. You can also choose "customized" mode to adjust watering by providing the preferred moisture level and flow rate of your sprinklers. 

Also, you can create programs to make sure Netro water your zone for 15 minutes multiple times.

Thanks,

Netro Support