Lawn Care Guides · South Carolina
Lawn Watering Restrictions: Keeping Grass Alive in South Carolina
Your city assigns the days and bans the hours. How to hit a weekly inch in two legal windows, and why cycle-and-soak is the trick.
Drought-Triggered Rules•South Carolina Region
Charleston Lawn Watering Rules & Schedule
Official irrigation schedule, municipal water waste penalties, and local agronomic guidelines for Charleston homeowners.
Essential Compliance Takeaway
In a normal season Charleston's schedule is guidance. It becomes enforceable the day Charleston Water System declares a drought stage — which is when the penalties below start applying, not before.
Seasonal Irrigation Schedule
Summer Schedule (Critical Window)
Peak HeatWater Centipede and St. Augustine lawns 1 inch per week in early morning. Avoid overwatering.
Spring & Fall Schedule
Water 1 day per week in April and October.
Winter Schedule
Irrigation off during winter dormancy.
What Applies Once a Drought Is Declared
Mandatory emergency restrictions during coastal drought.
Charleston Soil & Microclimate Strategy
Coastal sands over marl limestone. High Large Patch disease pressure on warm-season lawns.
Regional Guides for Charleston
Agronomic guides tailored for South Carolina turf grass and climate.
Lawn Diseases · South Carolina
Brown Patch Treatment: Fungicide Alone Won't Fix It in South Carolina
Brown patch treatment needs two things: the right fungicide, and the summer nitrogen habit that caused it. Fungicide alone buys you a repeat next July.
Weed Control · South Carolina
How to Get Rid of Nutsedge: One Pull Does Nothing in South Carolina
Nutsedge is a sedge, so no broadleaf or crabgrass product touches it. Halosulfuron and sulfentrazone are the two to look for — before the fifth-leaf stage.
Lawn Care Guides · South Carolina
When to Overseed Your Lawn — and When Not to Bother in South Carolina
When to overseed: late summer beats spring for cool-season lawns, most warm-season lawns should not be overseeded at all — and pre-emergent blocks your seed.