Make your mom’s yard beautiful this Mother’s Day. Here are a few tips on how to create some nice looking stripes while mowing her lawn in Boise, Idaho.
The key to creating good looking stripes is to bend the grass blades down in certain directions so the light catches it and creates the effect of the light and dark strips. To do this, you’ll need to have something attached to the back of your mower to matt down the grass as you mow.
Get a lawn striping kit or create your own using a pipe and zip ties.
Follow this video to create your own striping kit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcMD72YAv-I&t=8s
Make sure your grass is at a proper height.
The higher the grass, the more it can bend the grass over to catch the light. We recommend to stripe your grass at about 3 ½ inches tall.
Ensure your grass has a proper thickness.
In order to have defined stripes, your lawn needs to be about as thick as carpet.
Mow in straight lines.
Straight lines will dramatically increase the striping effect, so be sure to be careful as you create your stripes.
Sprinkler Master wishes you and your family a Happy Easter!
A few fun facts about Easter:
Easter is the second biggest candy holiday, trailing behind Halloween, with an estimated 1.9 billion dollars spent on candy in the U.S. (1)
Italy created the tallest chocolate Easter egg in 2011. At 10.39 meters tall, it weighed 7,200 kg! (1)
Americans consume enough jellybeans to circle the world three times over. (1)
With Easter, comes spring, and with spring, comes the need to de-winterize your sprinkler system. Or has winter done a number on your system and it needs repair? We can help! Call us today for a quick, professional sprinkler system repair.
It's easy to run over a sprinkler head with a lawn mower or set sprinkler water pressure too high, which makes broken sprinkler heads a common source of irrigation frustration. If your sprinkler heads have broken casings, won't pop up all the way, and/or have inconsistent or nonexistent spray patterns, you may need to replace them.
When looking for replacement sprinkler heads, it is important to match the brand of the sprinkler system you have installed. For instance, Dr. Sprinkler Repair works exclusively with Rain Bird products for installations, so any replacement parts our expert sprinkler technicians purchase will be Rain Bird products as well. Purchasing the same brand as the original parts allows for a seamless transition to a working lawn irrigation system.
Prior to replacing a sprinkler head, be sure to shut off the water sprinkler system. Next, dig a hole (approximately two feet in diameter) around the broken sprinkler head. Make sure to save the dirt in order to fill in the hole later! Be careful not to damage the irrigation sprinkler pipes, as that will require a much bigger fix. Dig down 8 to 12 inches to the base of the sprinkler's vertical pipe, also known as the "riser," in order to expose all of the pieces that will be replaced.
Carefully twist the old sprinkler head in a counterclockwise fashion to remove it from the vertical pipe, so that you don't get soil in the pipe (this could cause a blockage in the water line and potentially damage the new sprinkler head). If the years of use have caused the sprinkler head to become stuck in place, a wrench may be needed to loosen it. Hold the riser in place while using a wrench to avoid tearing the rest of the irrigation pipes out of place.
Install the new sprinkler head by twisting it into place with a clockwise motion (no need for a wrench - hand-tight will be just fine). Set the spray pattern according to the directions that accompanied the purchase of the new sprinkler head, then replace the sod that you removed from the hole previously.
When summer rolls around, it becomes more important than ever to be sure that your yard is properly hydrated. Dr. Sprinkler Repair (Boise, ID) can help you do just that! Our technicians are experts in sprinkler installation and sprinkler repair, as well as any sprinkler maintenance or sprinkler analysis that you may need as time goes on.
Dr. Sprinkler Repair specializes in sprinkler repairs for all of the Ada County area. We strive for outstanding customer service through excellent communication and work quality. Our goal is to make sure that YOU are satisfied with your Dr. Sprinkler Repair experience!
Our sprinklers may not be quite this cute, but they do their job
effectively and efficiently! Give Dr. Sprinkler Repair (Boise Area) a
call today at (208) 398-3471.
When
summer rolls around, it becomes more important than ever to be sure
that your yard is properly hydrated. Dr. Sprinkler Repair can help you
do just that! Our technicians are experts in sprinkler installation and
sprinkler repair, as well as any sprinkler maintenance or sprinkler
analysis that you may need as time goes on.
“In dry periods, water
newly laid turf, freshly sown areas, and high-quality lawns. Leave established
lawns unwatered, but stop mowing because longer grass helps protect the roots.
The grass may turn brown, but will recover once it rains.”
“Water a new lawn every
week in dry spells, until it is established. You can tell when fine lawns need
watering because they lose their spring when walked on. Reduce water
evaporation by using sprinklers early in the morning or at night. Move seep
hoses by 8 inches every half hour.”
Automatic irrigation
systems have a controller or timer. Most controllers have a “rain” or “off”
mode that shuts off the signals to the valves. Turning it “off” allows the
controller to keep all the essential programming information stored in it. The
only change is that the valves will not activate. If you unplug or cut the power
to your controller, be aware that you may need to reprogram it in the spring.
