By turning off I take it you didn't winterize. Its likely that you have busted pipes in some of your zones. FYI - I can't imagine that you would get a clog to where you wouldn't get water out of your entire sprinkler or even group of sprinklers (unless the system was open up during maintanence and someone left a rag). I don't have any details on your system but the main lines are usually 1" diameter and lateral line are usually 3/4". Check out a site called irrigationturorial.com for all the info you need to know on sprinklers systems. If you don't have a basic understanding of sprinkler systems takeing the time to learn the basics might come in handy right now. If you get debris in the system its more likely that it would prevent a sprinkler from spraying right, not totally clogging it. Just something to keep in mind when troubleshooting your system. It sounds like for the control valve on zone 4 that you got a bad valve or wired it incorrectly or have a cut in the wire somewhere. You mentioned someone cut a pipe, was the system properly blown out after the repair? If defintely sounds like you either got debris or a busted line. On 5 and 6 can you hear water flowing through the pipe when you manually turn the valve on? Seems like you should be able to. My guess is that you have busted lines in these zones. I would think you would be able to find the leaks by running the zone and looking to see where the ground gets soggy. Good luck...

I am far from an expert but I thought I would give my 2 cents. I am guessing from the picture that there is still more work to be done yet around the pool as I see there is no sidewalk. I also see you might have some erosion already. With those two in mind, I would plant some annual ryegrass at first to at least help stop the erosion. Ryegrass grows in rather quickly. This also will not grow back next year. This fall after the sidewalk is put in (just before labor day), plant the grass that matches the rest of your lawn. Fall is the best time to plant. If we had a close up picture of your grass, we may be able to help identify that for you. Perennial ryegrass and fescue are possible grasses that would work in that area. Also, I don't think you would need a tiller to break up the dirt since that has already been done when the pool was installed. You should only have to give it a good raking to level out the soil. Then apply the seed and water. You can also lightly spread grass clippings from the other areas of the lawn over top of the seed. They will decompose quickly and add nitrogen to the soil. You may want to assist the growth by adding synthetic starter fertilizer or organic fertilizers to the area. Most people on here will tell you organic is the way to go and if you hunt around you can find which is the best for new lawn as most organics take a while to see results as they have to be broken down by the microbes in the soil. You may also want to consider some ground cover other than grass (clover is an example) due to the slope. It may make it easier for you to mow and still keep the soil from eroding.

Bumping this back. It's going to be unfrozen soon so I'm trying to figure out my best option without re seeding the lawn. I have no way to water new seed. So I've been reading a lot and have a few options. I was thinking about making a drag out of a chain link fence door and add weight so it will cut the high spots. The neighbor said that's what they did. Or Rent a 1 ton roller and ride that around for the day and then aerate after. I don't care about a luscious lawn. I just want it to be less bumpy so I don't destroy my deck. Any ideas are welcome. I'm not expecting a perfectly flat lawn but anything would help at this point. I just don't want to use a box blade and have to re plant my whole lawn.

I have been fighting ants for ages - I use the sand (not dust) and have managed to keep them fairly well under control - you just have to keep at them. As for the blackbirds - my mother used rat traps hidden under the leaves where they scratch. The trap going off usually scares them away and they take a long while to return. Occasionally they die. Either way, you are getting rid of an introduced pest. Robyn