Sprinkler Lines Care
Monthly care calendar
Timings are for a temperate Northern Hemisphere climate. In warmer areas tasks start earlier, in colder areas later; in the Southern Hemisphere shift them by six months.
April
- General care: Run the zone briefly. Mark tilted, buried, broken, or non-rotating heads; dry areas that do not reach each other; and water overflowing onto sidewalks, facades, and roads. Skip if the line is closed for the season or disabled due to frost risk.
May
- General care: Run the zone briefly. Mark tilted, buried, broken, or non-rotating heads; dry areas that do not reach each other; and water overflowing onto sidewalks, facades, and roads. Skip if the line is closed for the season or disabled due to frost risk. If water runs off before soaking into the soil during irrigation, split the run into shorter cycles without increasing the total run time, and leave rest periods between cycles for absorption. Then observe the result again. Skip if water is applied evenly and soaks into the soil throughout the cycle.
June
- General care: Run the zone briefly. Mark tilted, buried, broken, or non-rotating heads; dry areas that do not reach each other; and water overflowing onto sidewalks, facades, and roads. Skip if the line is closed for the season or disabled due to frost risk. If water runs off before soaking into the soil during irrigation, split the run into shorter cycles without increasing the total run time, and leave rest periods between cycles for absorption. Then observe the result again. Skip if water is applied evenly and soaks into the soil throughout the cycle.
July
- General care: Run the zone briefly. Mark tilted, buried, broken, or non-rotating heads; dry areas that do not reach each other; and water overflowing onto sidewalks, facades, and roads. Skip if the line is closed for the season or disabled due to frost risk. If water runs off before soaking into the soil during irrigation, split the run into shorter cycles without increasing the total run time, and leave rest periods between cycles for absorption. Then observe the result again. Skip if water is applied evenly and soaks into the soil throughout the cycle.
August
- General care: Run the zone briefly. Mark tilted, buried, broken, or non-rotating heads; dry areas that do not reach each other; and water overflowing onto sidewalks, facades, and roads. Skip if the line is closed for the season or disabled due to frost risk. If water runs off before soaking into the soil during irrigation, split the run into shorter cycles without increasing the total run time, and leave rest periods between cycles for absorption. Then observe the result again. Skip if water is applied evenly and soaks into the soil throughout the cycle.
September
- General care: Run the zone briefly. Mark tilted, buried, broken, or non-rotating heads; dry areas that do not reach each other; and water overflowing onto sidewalks, facades, and roads. Skip if the line is closed for the season or disabled due to frost risk. If water runs off before soaking into the soil during irrigation, split the run into shorter cycles without increasing the total run time, and leave rest periods between cycles for absorption. Then observe the result again. Skip if water is applied evenly and soaks into the soil throughout the cycle.
October
- General care: Run the zone briefly. Mark tilted, buried, broken, or non-rotating heads; dry areas that do not reach each other; and water overflowing onto sidewalks, facades, and roads. Skip if the line is closed for the season or disabled due to frost risk.
The care advice on this page is general and for information only; it is not professional advice. Plant age, soil and your garden’s microclimate can change the outcome. Plant protection products are mentioned only as general information; they are regulated, and the choice, dose and timing must be decided by a qualified professional under local rules. Consult a landscape architect or agronomist before applying.
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