How to Trim Grass From Sprinkler Heads

If your sprinkler heads lower into the ground, you are able to mow right over the top of them with your lawn mower. However, if your sprinkler heads remain above grass level, mowing over them will damage both the sprinklers and the mower. It is impossible to mower around them because mowers will not give you a close enough cut. You may even run into the problem of grass beginning to grow on top of the sprinkler and causing plugs. Removing the grass is simple and will keep your lawn looking uniform.

Things You'll Need

• Grass shears

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Hold a pair of electric grass shears parallel with the ground. Turn it on and begin cutting the grass around the sprinkler head the same height as the grass cut by the lawn mower.

   • 2

     Pull off any grass which has grown over the sprinkler head, with your hands.

   • 3

     Check to make sure that the sprinkler head is pointing in the proper direction and it was not bumped or loosened while you were trimming around it.