05/23/2025
With summer upon us, how do you keep your grass looking good? โ๏ธ ๐ก ๐ณ ๐ฑ ๐ฆ
I recommend signing up for WaterMyYard!
Http://WaterMyYard.org
โWaterMyYard is a free program provided by the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service with sponsorship from the the Harris Galveston Subsidence District. It uses localized calculated evapotranspiration from the water districts network of weather stations to determine how many days a week and minutes per day to run your system. It is very simple to sign up. All you do is enter your address or zip code so the system can find the closest weather station in the service area to your location, then enter your sprinklers precipitation rate (ie how fast it applies water in inches per hour). If you dont know your precipitation rate you can use the tools to select your sprinkler type, manufacturer and spacing to reference to manufacturers published precipitation rate. Then you can select which day of the week you want to receive an irrigation recommendation email or text message. It works really well and helps prevent you from over irrigating your yard by avoiding unnecessary long runtimes or watering when sufficient rainfall has been received.โ
For more info on ET and to view daily ET for locations not available in the WMY program, visit the TexasET Network at http://TexasET.tamu.edu.