How to Remove Grass Around Sprinkler Heads
Your sprinkler system has given you years of service. You love not having to use a water hose to keep you lawn looking green and fresh. The only problem is your sprinkler heads are being covered with weeds and grass. It may be due from a heavy rainfall or you adding too much fertilizer to your lawn. Removing grass from around your sprinkler system's heads is an easy task. You don't need a special tool or to remove the sprinkler head. You just need a small garden shovel and a bottle of weed killer. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Garden gloves
- Knee pads or foam kneeling knee pad
- Small garden shovel
- Trash bag or can
- Bottle of weed killer
- Clean rag or towel
Instructions
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Put on a pair of garden gloves and some knee pads or use a foam kneeling knee pad to protect your hands and knees.
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Dig a circle about 4 inches deep and 1 inch wide around the sprinkler head with a small garden shovel.
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Place the dug out grass, weeds and dirt into a trash bag or can.
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Pour a ½ cup of weed killer around the sprinkler head.
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Wipe the sprinkler head with a clean rag or towel.
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Repeat steps for the next sprinkler head you need to remove grass from around.
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Tips & Warnings
Apply ½ cup of weed killer regularly to the area around the sprinkler heads to keep weeds and grass from growing and invading the heads.
