Here is your fall landscape to-do list… Apply Pre-Emergent – In bermuda lawns you’ll want to apply a pre-emergent to your lawn to prevent the winter weed seeds from germinating. Check your local nursery for a pre-emergent with an active ingredient of Simazine or Pendimethalin. St. Augustine doesn’t like herbicides – pre-emergents tend to stunt its […]
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, […]
At least once per week this time of year I see a lawn that looks like this photo and when I ask why it looks so bad the answer is always “My city only lets us water two days per week”. Lawns don’t suffer from watering restrictions. They suffer from poor watering. It’s amazing to […]
Daryl is repairing sprinkler heads at this Plano home. He has cut the sod out in a donut shape from around the head. He has installed the new Rain Bird sprinkler head level with the soil. His next steps will be packing soil around the head and setting the sod back in place. When he […]
Here’s some good news if you have a smart controller, otherwise known as an ET Controller, most north Dallas Cities are giving exemptions from their water restrictions. You have to register with the city to notify them that you have one, but once that’s done, as long as your controller is watering a reasonable amount […]
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.
Today we’re installing drip irrigation in a new landscape bed. The key is to snake the hose in lines two feet apart and then add lines every two feet in – like rungs on a ladder.
Here are local water restrictions by city… Addison Water Restrictions Allen Water Restrictions Carrollton Water Restrictions Dallas Water Restrictions Famers Branch Water Restrictions Fairview Water Restrictions Frisco Water Restrictions Garland Water Restrictions McKinney Water Restrictions Murphy Water Restrictions Plano Water Restrictions Richardson Water Restrictions Rowlett Water Restrictions Sachse Water Restrictions Wylie Water Restrictions
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 […]