Lawn Care Guides · Tennessee
Lawn Watering Restrictions: Keeping Grass Alive in Tennessee
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.
Voluntary Guidance•Tennessee Region
Memphis Lawn Watering Rules & Schedule
Official irrigation schedule, municipal water waste penalties, and local agronomic guidelines for Memphis homeowners.
What the Rules Here Actually Are
Memphis has no assigned watering days to break. Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) publishes guidance rather than a schedule, so what constrains your lawn here is the climate and the water bill — not a citation.
Seasonal Irrigation Schedule
Summer Schedule (Critical Window)
Peak HeatWater warm-season Bermuda and Zoysia lawns 1-1.25 inches per week during summer heat.
Spring & Fall Schedule
Water as turf breaks dormancy in April.
Winter Schedule
Dormant bermudagrass requires no winter watering.
What Enforcement Actually Looks Like Here
MLGW water conservation advisories during extreme heatwaves.
Memphis Soil & Microclimate Strategy
Deep Mississippi River loess bluffs provide fertile soil, but high summer humidity promotes large patch fungus on Zoysia.
Regional Guides for Memphis
Agronomic guides tailored for Tennessee turf grass and climate.
Lawn Diseases · Tennessee
Brown Patch Treatment: Fungicide Alone Won't Fix It in Tennessee
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 · Tennessee
How to Get Rid of Nutsedge: One Pull Does Nothing in Tennessee
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 · Tennessee
When to Overseed Your Lawn — and When Not to Bother in Tennessee
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.