u/Salty-Biskts

Moved into my new house and first task was to redo the back yard from scratch. What do y’all think?

I installed a box right at the front of my house with a master valve and tee’d off from the front irrigation to the back, then ran the 1” back to another box where my valve box was situated. 2 zones in backyard with 6 sprinklers each, situated in 3 rows of 4 horizontally across the yard. Yes I put the wires through a conduit as well just incase they ever mess up I can just re-pull it easily. I went for a simple green backyard for my dogs, no plants cause my boy will pee on them and kill them all anyway so we’ll likely get some fake ones.

First weekend was trenching/tilling, and installing conduit. Second weekend was laying sod. Third weekend was cleanup and prepping for pavers. Fourth weekend was installing border, paver base, and pavers. Now just to fill the rest with rock!
Last photo is showing week 3 of sod progress! This sucked to do, highly recommend an excavator and renting as much power equipment if you’re doing it yourself, but it’s growing in nicely😁

Just installed 1,200sqft of West Coast Turfs bobsod yesterday, yes I know bad timing, it’s blistering hot, it sucked. I have to plant it so I can get my yard going for my dogs.

Anyway, I have 12 sprinklers equally spaced out in 3 rows and spread across 2 zones, and I’m using MP rotator 2000’s on 35 minutes cycles 4 times a day. I feel like it’s not enough water at all, when it’s getting sprinkled it rehydrates and looks decent but as soon as the sun hits it again it just looks like it’s getting wrecked.

Please help me, I’m a total newbie to lawn care and I don’t want to lose this grass 🥲 first photo is from right now. Second photo is from yesterday.

What can I do better? Any tips?
I hit my irons fairly consistently with this swing, this was a pitching wedge which I usually carry about 125.
However, driver and woods I am having a hard time learning, this is only my first few weeks going at it.