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
Dallas Lawn Watering Rules & Schedule
Official irrigation schedule, municipal water waste penalties, and local agronomic guidelines for Dallas homeowners.
Essential Compliance Takeaway
Irrigation in Dallas is regulated by Dallas Water Utilities (DWU). 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 HeatMaximum 2 days per week watering schedule enforced year-round. Even addresses: Sun/Wed; Odd addresses: Sat/Tue. No watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. from April 1 to Oct 31.
Spring & Fall Schedule
Same 2 days per week schedule applies.
Winter Schedule
Same 2 days per week schedule applies (reduced frequency recommended).
Water Waste Fines & Enforcement
Municipal court fines range from $250 up to $2,000 per violation.
Dallas Soil & Microclimate Strategy
Dallas sits on Blackland Prairie vertisol clay. Extreme summer heat causes deep ground cracking that tears turf roots. Cycle-and-soak watering is mandatory to allow water to penetrate heavy clay without running off.
Regional Guides for Dallas
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.