Lawn Care Guides · Texas
Lawn Watering Restrictions: Keeping Grass Alive in Texas
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.
Mandatory Restrictions•Texas Region
Austin Lawn Watering Rules & Schedule
Official irrigation schedule, municipal water waste penalties, and local agronomic guidelines for Austin homeowners.
Essential Compliance Takeaway
Irrigation in Austin is regulated by Austin Water. Watering outside your assigned days or hours is a citable violation, and the penalties below are the published ones.
Seasonal Irrigation Schedule
Summer Schedule (Critical Window)
Peak HeatStage 2 drought restrictions in effect. Automatic irrigation limited to 1 day per week based on house address (Odd Saturdays, Even Sundays). Hours: before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m.
Spring & Fall Schedule
Standard Stage 1 restrictions allow 1 day per week automatic irrigation.
Winter Schedule
1 day per week watering schedule remains in effect.
Water Waste Fines & Enforcement
Violations start at $500 per incident and can reach up to $1,000 for repeated offenses.
Austin Soil & Microclimate Strategy
Austin sits on thin soil over Edwards Plateau limestone in the West and heavy Blackland Prairie clay in the East. Shallow soils bake rapidly under 100°F+ heatwaves, requiring core aeration and compost topdressing to retain moisture.
Regional Guides for Austin
Agronomic guides tailored for Texas turf grass and climate.
Lawn Diseases · Texas
Brown Patch Treatment: Fungicide Alone Won't Fix It in Texas
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 · Texas
How to Get Rid of Nutsedge: One Pull Does Nothing in Texas
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 · Texas
When to Overseed Your Lawn — and When Not to Bother in Texas
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.