How much should I water in the Fall? From mid-September through November your lawn requires on average half of the water it did in the summer. If you have the typical heads like this photo you can set your controller to water one day per week. Have your sprinklers run three times in the morning, […]
Now that we’re seeing temperatures consistently over 100 degrees it is important to make sure you are running your sprinkler long enough. Remember though, use short ten minute bursts.
As of June 1st the Water District will transition to Stage Two water restrictions which allows twice per week watering. While the average size lawns and landscapes will do pretty well on weekly watering, larger ones would have suffered from not enough minutes in that one day. Add into the mix that once per week […]
Once per week watering is a pain in the neck to calculate. As mentioned in our article on watering once per week, at best you’ll need 6 start times. You have to calculate how long the total watering time will be so the Water Police don’t ticket you accidentally running past your allotted time. Is […]
Most cities in the Dallas area have settled on a once per week watering schedule. Is that enough to keep your lawn and landscape healthy? Unless you have a very large lawn and landscape, the answer is yes. Most cities allow watering from midnight to 10am and from 6pm until midnight which is 16 hour. […]
A week or so ago the water board relaxed its water restrictions. As usual, each city has its own twist on the requirements so here is a list of the current water restrictions by city: Allen Water Restrictions Dallas Water Restrictions Frisco Water Restrictions Fairview Water Restrictions Garland Water Restrictions Murphy Water Restrictions Plano Water […]
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Last week the North Texas Municipal Water Board voted to postpone the decision to implement stage 4 water restrictions until June 1st. What does this mean? You’ll need to check with your individual city but many of the cities, mostly in Collin County, will remain on an every two week schedule. Dallas water restrictions are less […]
Most of the cities in the Dallas area will be switching to their stage 3 water restrictions as of November 1st. In general that means an every two week schedule. Since the watering you should be doing in the fall is roughly half of what you would do in the summer, the simplest method of […]
t’s summer in Dallas and that means temperatures at 100 degrees, give or take. So what what does under watering look like? In bermuda lawns most of the blades will turn slightly gray. You will see splotches of brown, sprinkled with grayish green grass and the lawn will look thin. Fortunately bermuda is an amazingly […]