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Old 06-22-2023, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
We have both, drains on the lawn, and underground drains. The underground drains need to be cleaned out periodically, as the grass roots seem to be able to penetrate the joints, also, you need to make sure the grass does not over run the pop-up or other type of drain. All 3 of ours were clogged and overrun with grass, took a while to find them and clean them out.
Good point, and right on the money. Part of my regular maintenance schedule is cleaning around the sprinkler donuts and popup drains every 3 months. This is especially important with the St. Augustine grass used at homes south of SR-44. It doesn't take long for this type of grass to spread over the popups, especially during the rainy season.