Watering Solutions – Page 2 – Village Green Lawn and Pest

Tips on Helping St. Augustine Grass Recover

We have been getting many “What’s wrong with my lawn this year?” questions this spring. First, you need to know that we had an unusually harsh winter in North Texas. Our temperatures plummeted to 8 degrees in December, and a few weeks later, we had a significant ice storm. When you combine that extreme winter […]

Spring Watering Guide for North Texas

By Stuart Tinsley
March 15, 2023
Irrigation, Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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In spring, your lawn and plants are coming out of dormancy from the winter and your soil needs consistent watering. One of the biggest mistakes you can make with your lawn’s overall health is to not water properly for the season. We recommend that you water in 10 minute bursts one day per week at […]

This is How Much You Should Be Watering This Winter

By Andrea
January 16, 2023
Watering Solutions
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In winter, even though your lawn and plants are dormant, your soil still needs consistent watering to keep it healthy. One of the biggest mistakes you can make with your lawn’s overall health is to turn your sprinkler system off during our winter months. We recommend that you water one ten-minute burst one day per […]

How to Protect Your Sprinkler System from Freeze Damage

By Andrea
December 20, 2022
Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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With the winter blast heading our way, we’ve been getting a lot of phone calls from worried homeowners wondering what they should do to protect their sprinkler system from damage. First, ensure your lawn and landscape are well watered a few days before the polar plunge. That is the best way to protect your lawn […]

Do this in Fall and Winter for a Healthy Lawn in Spring

It is common in North Texas for homeowners to turn off their sprinkler systems in late fall and winter. Turning off your sprinkler system when our lawns are dormant is the last thing you should do if you want a healthy and thriving lawn come spring, especially if you have a St. Augustine or Zoysia […]

Fall Watering Guide for North Texas

By Andrea
September 15, 2022
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Fall arrives in North Texas on September 22nd, so it is time to make sure your sprinkler system is ready for proper fall watering. In fall, your soil loses about ½ the water it loses in the summer, so the easiest thing to do is to set the controller to only one day per week […]

Tips for Irrigating Your Home’s Foundation

By Andrea
August 11, 2022
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With our dry and hot summers in North Texas, we get a lot of calls from customers wanting to know more about foundation drip lines. The questions we get asked the most are if they really need one, what do they do, and what is the best way to install them. We spoke with a […]

How to Care for Your Lawn in a Drought

By Andrea
August 9, 2022
Lawn Health, Lawn Solutions, Watering, Watering Solutions
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As you would imagine with a summer as dry and hot as 2022, we are seeing a lot of drought stress in area lawns. Regardless of the reason (sprinkler system issues or underwatering,) every person’s first question is if their lawn is dead. The short answer is no. Your lawn is not dead. It isn’t […]

How to Program You Sprinkler Controller for a New Landscape in Summer

By Andrea
August 2, 2022
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscape Solutions, Watering, Watering Solutions
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In this video Hannah, our Landscape Manager, show you how we program a sprinkler controller after we install a new landscape during our hot summer months in North Texas. Many think that the summer and winter are not ideal months to install a landscape, but the truth is you can install a landscape any time […]

This is How Much You Should Water Your Lawn This Summer

By Andrea
June 13, 2022
Irrigation, Lawn Health, Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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Summer officially arrives in North Texas on June 21st which means it is time to get your sprinkler system ready for summer watering. In summer, your soil loses the most water, and we recommend watering roughly an hour per week per zone in full sun. We recommend that you water in ten-minute bursts two days […]

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