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Old 05-19-2021, 09:59 AM
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Default The doughnut protects them from the edger guy and grass growing over them.

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Originally Posted by Homer49 View Post
Do these donuts help avoid broken sprinklers from mowers? When we moved here a year ago I saw them for the first time in several neighbors yards. I asked our lawn/irrigation maintenance guy about them and he didn't think they were worth the trouble. Since then we've had one broken sprinkler head - I assume from a mower hitting it just right, so wondering if I should reconsider?
They protect my heads near my driveway and sidewalk from the edger person. And they help keep the St. Augustine grass from smothering them.