Questions about watering your yard? -- there’s an app for that

  • WATERMYYARD will notify you when you should water your lawn. The app uses a network of weather stations to calculate local evapotranspiration rates and your lawn’s water needs. Photos courtesy of Laura McKenzie; Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
    WATERMYYARD will notify you when you should water your lawn. The app uses a network of weather stations to calculate local evapotranspiration rates and your lawn’s water needs. Photos courtesy of Laura McKenzie; Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

    Determining how much water your yard needs each week to stay healthy and green can be tricky, but the free mobile app -- WaterMy-Yard -- does the figuring for you.

    WaterMyYard is a program of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service under the direction of Guy Fipps, Ph.D., PE, AgriLife Extension statewide irrigation specialist in the Texas A&M Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineeri…