Now is the time to turn your irrigation controller off if you have not already done so and leave it in the off position until warm weather returns. If your controller is on same setting as when you moved in, and you have been in your home for several months, follow the watering for established plants guidelines below. Here are some important irrigation facts about water usage for your landscape.
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If you watch or follow the weather, your head is probably spinning. Temperatures are mild and the wind is blowing. Your plants are thinking maybe spring is coming. Then you get a forecast that a cold front from the north is to arrive and night temperatures will drop below freezing. In Texas, this can happen in a matter of hours!
Read MoreLET’S TALK LAWNS!
It is summer in Texas! And with the summer heat the inevitable has happened – water rationing. The City has said all you can water is two times a week! That is what is recommended for your plants in the Harvest Irrigation Guidelines for the summer months but you need to make sure your irrigation is set for the dates that the City allows you to water.
Read MoreGARDENING BY THE MOON
This has been an unusual spring and early summer. There has been more rain than usual and, thankfully, cooler temperatures. But, for those of you who have lived in Texas for a long time, you know the very hot and dry weather is coming.
Read MoreGrowing Healthy and Vigorous Street Trees
Many of you might be thinking that your street trees can’t be hungry because you have been fertilizing these trees, but let me tell you the problem.
Read MoreWho Doesn't Like Saving Money?
Did you know you can save both money and water just by taking a little time to manage your irrigation system?
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