If a property has irrigation, spring startup should happen before the lawn is stressed, not after. Homeowners often wait until things look dry, then discover broken heads, weak coverage, or controller settings that no longer fit the season.
The smarter spring routine is simple. Turn the system back on carefully, zone by zone. Watch for obvious leaks, cracked heads, and spray patterns that are missing the target or wasting water on hard surfaces. Check whether one section of the property is staying wet while another is not getting enough. Both are signs the system needs attention.
Coverage matters because uneven irrigation creates uneven turf and uneven expectations. A homeowner may think the lawn needs fertilizer or more seed when the real issue is that one side of the zone is not getting enough water and another is taking too much.
Controller settings matter too. Spring should not run on the same assumptions as midsummer. The lawn is waking up, temperatures are still shifting, and the goal is to support growth without making the property soggy or encouraging disease pressure.
For local yards, irrigation is not a background system. It is one of the things that quietly determines whether the lawn looks healthy by June or patchy and frustrating.
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