I just bought a house by Wylie, huge yard, noticed there were some gaps near the foundation early on but did not notice there were multiple big cracks on the lawn when we checked out the house, some are couple inches wide. The last owner did not water it for the six months he put that house in the market. Was about to buy some top soil to fill it in, after this video I think I still got to buy some top soil because there's no way the rain and water going to heal gaps that size.
we finally got rain down here in San Antonio yesterday ... *your cold front day* 😆... but it was a soaker! My rain gauge showed 2.0" over 3-4 hours. Enough to saturate the bermuda lawn down to the roots. Prior to yesterday, San Antonio had received 0.20" of rain this summer, significantly lower than the 3.5" inches on an average year. Also, we dropped below 100 deg daytime high for the first time since June.
So did we! Right around an inch and a half on my gauge. Probably got even more considering it was raining sideways! It was much appreciated. The lawn looked significantly better today from that one good rain.
@Lawn Insider, my brother lives in Converse and he is getting cracks reaching as far as 4 to 5 feet deep. Not being from the area, we were panicking about sink holes. I live west of san antonio and am starting to see the ground separate from the foundation. Thank you for explaining this phenomenon for us. Love your videos and we are hoping to get some more rain soon.
I'm in the Frisco/Prosper area and I have a ton of cracks around the perimeter of my yard. It's really a bummer because I had the yard looking good. I have been putting iron on my grass just to keep it having some color.
What cultivar of bermuda do you have? I have celebration and it does great in drought. Larger rootball. You have more extreme temps than I do but my house seems to always miss the rain. I’m non irrigated.
I'll stick to living in northern Indiana where we have maybe one 100 degree day every few years lol. I'm lucky to have no water restrictions, and water .5 inches every other day, my KBG loves it! 🙂
Next drought might be a good time to check and see if baby shampoo works well to help reduce water retention and cracking. I’m trying it out this year. I know there are other commercial agents out there, but they are expensive
Same thing down here, about an hour south of San Antonio with clay soil, entire yard is full of cracks, some places 2”s wide. Can’t afford to put enough water down, with drought. Hopefully Tuesday we will get a shower! 🙏
Here in Leroy, TX, most of the cracks in my yard are around 11 inches. Found one at 18 inches and another at 23 inches! The ground is ready to swallow me up!
I’m not sure how long you water but for what it’s worth, I have a sensor buried 4” deep. I have to run a split watering at 30 mins each on main zones (x2) for an hour total per main zone to get to field capacity at 4” depth (4 a.m. and 6 a.m. runtimes) Fixed heads on shrubs/sides of house run 1/3 of that.
That is almost identical to my watering schedule. Obviously we might have some variance in pressure and what not, but still very similar. A sensor sounds like a good idea.
@@LawnInsider RainBird SMRT-Y is what i have. I do not have watering limitations and it just does it’s thing once it senses it is below 75% Field Capacity (where I have it set at). But the one day you can water, you’d know when you had the soil saturated. Also gives you soil temps which are good for timing Pre-M apps. 👍
"cold" around here IS 93. No holes here in Leon Springs. I'm lucky, I have a septic system and I recapture that water and supplement my once a week watering w/ that. Even have some rain barrels that I fill w/ septic water. Put a pump on that and bam, sprinkler where ever i want it.
What are the times that they allow you to water on your watering days? Here in San Antonio its between 7am and 11am or 7pm and 11pm. I was watering at 3 am on my watering day for 4 hours but they started giving fines for watering to early. I'll go measure my cracks later today.
I think I'm going to stop fighting it and let it go. Going to stop spot treating and live with the results. I kind of have to after a $220 water bill. Wife was not pleased.
We got super lucky today in San Antonio it’s been overcast pretty much all day and actually got 2 in of rain (on and off) hope you get some soon too bud!
dude, I’m in North Atlanta area and it’s hot like 97, but that’s apparently a cold front you you! lol. So sorry about the drought and will keep you guys in my prayers. 👍👍 Hang in there.
Bermuda grass is very resilient and will bounce back when it get ample water. The cracks will also subside when the rain returns. Texas is known for its clay soil and when clay drys out it shrinks causing cracks along with many other problems.
At this point, I could care less about water restrictions. Put topsoil down in those spaces and water a good amount. Even go out and hand water those areas if you're allowed (or not). Places by fence post and foundation need extra attention and is very important to keep those areas from drying out too much. I think not filling those cracks in can be worse than not backfilling a tiny bit.
I just came in from filling cracks in my lawn. It is 11pm in Austin and I’ve been outside with a headlamp, a bag of topsoil, a bag of sand, and a handshovel. My soaker hose has been hard at work around my foundation all summer. I put the sprinklers on in my backyard as needed and I hand water the front yard late at night (I know, I know). The amount of time, energy, and sweat I’ve put into just keeping my lawn from cracking open like a faultline is insane. I don’t even have green grass to show for it.
I just bought a house by Wylie, huge yard, noticed there were some gaps near the foundation early on but did not notice there were multiple big cracks on the lawn when we checked out the house, some are couple inches wide. The last owner did not water it for the six months he put that house in the market. Was about to buy some top soil to fill it in, after this video I think I still got to buy some top soil because there's no way the rain and water going to heal gaps that size.
If everybody in central Texas goes and details their vehicles today, it should increase the chance of rain.
😂
I’m in DFW and these are everywhere. 108° today
4ft. Seriously. Ate my whole meter stick to the tippy top. South of DFW
Now I know why they call it a yard stick
we finally got rain down here in San Antonio yesterday ... *your cold front day* 😆... but it was a soaker! My rain gauge showed 2.0" over 3-4 hours. Enough to saturate the bermuda lawn down to the roots. Prior to yesterday, San Antonio had received 0.20" of rain this summer, significantly lower than the 3.5" inches on an average year. Also, we dropped below 100 deg daytime high for the first time since June.
So did we! Right around an inch and a half on my gauge. Probably got even more considering it was raining sideways! It was much appreciated. The lawn looked significantly better today from that one good rain.
You both are lucky! It’s been nearly 2mo since we got rain up here in NTX.
@Lawn Insider, my brother lives in Converse and he is getting cracks reaching as far as 4 to 5 feet deep. Not being from the area, we were panicking about sink holes. I live west of san antonio and am starting to see the ground separate from the foundation. Thank you for explaining this phenomenon for us. Love your videos and we are hoping to get some more rain soon.
I'm in the Frisco/Prosper area and I have a ton of cracks around the perimeter of my yard. It's really a bummer because I had the yard looking good. I have been putting iron on my grass just to keep it having some color.
I’m in the same boat! I recently applied a treatment of Hydretain to help extend the effectiveness of my watering days.
@@RickWilsonLawnCare Saaaaame!!
What cultivar of bermuda do you have? I have celebration and it does great in drought. Larger rootball. You have more extreme temps than I do but my house seems to always miss the rain. I’m non irrigated.
I'll stick to living in northern Indiana where we have maybe one 100 degree day every few years lol. I'm lucky to have no water restrictions, and water .5 inches every other day, my KBG loves it! 🙂
So cruel! When it is 70 in January here, we will be sure to let you know LOL
As a Texan, I’m tired of breaking records every day/month/week this summer.
Next drought might be a good time to check and see if baby shampoo works well to help reduce water retention and cracking. I’m trying it out this year. I know there are other commercial agents out there, but they are expensive
Same thing down here, about an hour south of San Antonio with clay soil, entire yard is full of cracks, some places 2”s wide. Can’t afford to put enough water down, with drought. Hopefully Tuesday we will get a shower! 🙏
Here in Leroy, TX, most of the cracks in my yard are around 11 inches. Found one at 18 inches and another at 23 inches! The ground is ready to swallow me up!
Bermuda can still hang a bit. St Aug doesn’t stand a chance. It’s been rough. I’m just soaker hosing around the house to save foundation.
Yep I’m right there with you!
Yeah, we need rain bad here in New Braunfels. I also agree with you about watering twice a week and getting an inch down
I’m not sure how long you water but for what it’s worth, I have a sensor buried 4” deep. I have to run a split watering at 30 mins each on main zones (x2) for an hour total per main zone to get to field capacity at 4” depth (4 a.m. and 6 a.m. runtimes) Fixed heads on shrubs/sides of house run 1/3 of that.
That is almost identical to my watering schedule. Obviously we might have some variance in pressure and what not, but still very similar. A sensor sounds like a good idea.
@@LawnInsider RainBird SMRT-Y is what i have. I do not have watering limitations and it just does it’s thing once it senses it is below 75% Field Capacity (where I have it set at). But the one day you can water, you’d know when you had the soil saturated. Also gives you soil temps which are good for timing Pre-M apps. 👍
You all are lucky - our water pressure is so low that about 50% of my rotors won't even pop up...
How often do you mow to keep it short and green like that? I’m a new homeowner with Bermuda Tifway. I also live in northeast texas.
"cold" around here IS 93. No holes here in Leon Springs. I'm lucky, I have a septic system and I recapture that water and supplement my once a week watering w/ that. Even have some rain barrels that I fill w/ septic water. Put a pump on that and bam, sprinkler where ever i want it.
Im in Crowley Texas bro and that's what I got around my whole perimeter on my fence line. Zero rain here for 2.5 months
Yep i have cracks too, and the same wooden fencing as well. The fences are warping so badly that they might need to be replaced
No large cracks but need your advice/help on my Bermuda lawn if possible. I live in the Austin area.
What are the times that they allow you to water on your watering days? Here in San Antonio its between 7am and 11am or 7pm and 11pm. I was watering at 3 am on my watering day for 4 hours but they started giving fines for watering to early. I'll go measure my cracks later today.
17" deep is my worst. Thank God were getting rain right now here in San Antonio
I think I'm going to stop fighting it and let it go. Going to stop spot treating and live with the results. I kind of have to after a $220 water bill. Wife was not pleased.
man.... hate what you're having to go through. Hope ya'll get a break soon
We got super lucky today in San Antonio it’s been overcast pretty much all day and actually got 2 in of rain (on and off) hope you get some soon too bud!
I just noticed the same cracks in my lawn this morning. I`m not stressing out about it. It will be fine. you can`t kill bermudagrass.
I’ll have to check mine tonight, I’ve just been tossing clippings in the cracks further away from our house 😂
dude, I’m in North Atlanta area and it’s hot like 97, but that’s apparently a cold front you you! lol. So sorry about the drought and will keep you guys in my prayers. 👍👍 Hang in there.
You have black dirt dont you? I had issues with cracking in the yard in every house ive had on the eastside of 35
Where is this at?
109° Waco
Same here in southern Brazos County
Make you wonder what's going on under a home with cracks in yard
will it come back when it cools down?
Bermuda grass is very resilient and will bounce back when it get ample water. The cracks will also subside when the rain returns. Texas is known for its clay soil and when clay drys out it shrinks causing cracks along with many other problems.
I have about 50 cracks in my backyard and I can stick a broomstick down and not touch bottom
At this point, I could care less about water restrictions. Put topsoil down in those spaces and water a good amount. Even go out and hand water those areas if you're allowed (or not). Places by fence post and foundation need extra attention and is very important to keep those areas from drying out too much. I think not filling those cracks in can be worse than not backfilling a tiny bit.
I just came in from filling cracks in my lawn. It is 11pm in Austin and I’ve been outside with a headlamp, a bag of topsoil, a bag of sand, and a handshovel. My soaker hose has been hard at work around my foundation all summer. I put the sprinklers on in my backyard as needed and I hand water the front yard late at night (I know, I know). The amount of time, energy, and sweat I’ve put into just keeping my lawn from cracking open like a faultline is insane. I don’t even have green grass to show for it.
@@hnormizzle I'm only speaking of areas by the foundation or fence post, not the whole lawn.
78220 In San Antonio I have some cracks that are 5 ft long and 24inches deep
I feel your pain from DFW
I got 24” haha. 106° avg
Georgetown lawn full of cracks
How about a Chance of rain competition for Tuesday? I would trade for your 49% in a heartbeat - we are at 20%...
You guys have expansive soils in TX. The drought is killing your lawn.