Rules

Every Rule the yard holds is here, sorted into bands in the order you'd ask about them: what fired this week, what's forecast to, what's waiting, and last the Guards, which create no work. Each Rule's status line adds only what its band doesn't say, like the day its window closes.

Fired this week

These produced work on the current Plan.

Feed the Esperanza, cadence rule
Owner · Owner's own practice
Status: Season closes October 7
On this week's ticket: Ready now 01
For
Esperanza
Every
28 to 42 days
Season
March 15 through October 7
Delegable

Waiting

Out of season, waiting on a reading, or not yet due. Every one of them is still in the rule set.

Spring pre-emergent, window rule
Extension · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Status: Opens February 1
For
Front lawn
Window
February 1 through March 31
Product label
Read the manufacturer’s label (opens in a new tab)
Not delegable
Compost the fig, window rule
Owner · Owner's practice, timed to AgriLife's fig schedule
Status: Opens March 1
For
Brown Turkey fig
Window
March 1 through April 30
Delegable
Feed the fig, cadence rule
Extension · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Status: Opens March 1
For
Brown Turkey fig
Every
28 to 35 days
Season
March 1 through June 30
Delegable
Second spring pre-emergent application, cadence rule
Owner · Owner's own practice
Status: Opens March 1
Waits on Spring pre-emergent
For
Front lawn
Every
42 to 56 days
Season
March 1 through June 30
Measured from
Spring pre-emergent
Product label
Read the manufacturer’s label (opens in a new tab)
Not delegable
Fall pre-emergent, window rule
Extension · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Status: Opens August 20
For
Front lawn
Window
August 20 through September 30
Product label
Read the manufacturer’s label (opens in a new tab)
Not delegable
Last nitrogen of the year, window rule
Extension · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Status: Opens September 1
For
Front lawn
Window
September 1 through October 1
Delegable

Guards

These create no work. Each one can defer or annotate work another Rule asked for, and names every Task it reached this week.

Rain expected, guard rule
Owner · Owner's own practice
Status: Reaches no Task this week
Effect
Defers the Task until its release condition is met
Applies when
A day in the next 2 days carries a 50% or greater chance of rain
Reaches
Work tagged chemical
Guard · creates no work
Soil warm enough for crabgrass, guard rule
Extension · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Status: Reaches no Task this week
Effect
Annotates the Task, and holds no work back
Applies when
Forecast daily mean soil temperature at 6 cm, at or above 55°F on each of the 3 days starting today
Reaches
Work tagged before-germination
Guard · creates no work
Water in after application, guard rule
Owner · Owner's own practice
Status: Reaches no Task this week
Effect
Annotates the Task, and holds no work back
Applies when
Always
Reaches
Work tagged chemical
Guard · creates no work

Rules

Fired this week

Feed the EsperanzaFeed the Esperanza, cadence rule

Waiting

Spring pre-emergentSpring pre-emergent, window rule

Compost the figCompost the fig, window rule

Feed the figFeed the fig, cadence rule

Second spring pre-emergent applicationSecond spring pre-emergent application, cadence rule

Fall pre-emergentFall pre-emergent, window rule

Last nitrogen of the yearLast nitrogen of the year, window rule

Guards

Rain expectedRain expected, guard rule

Soil warm enough for crabgrassSoil warm enough for crabgrass, guard rule

Water in after applicationWater in after application, guard rule

Feed the Esperanza, cadence rule

Spring pre-emergent, window rule

Compost the fig, window rule

Feed the fig, cadence rule

Second spring pre-emergent application, cadence rule

Fall pre-emergent, window rule

Last nitrogen of the year, window rule

Rain expected, guard rule

Soil warm enough for crabgrass, guard rule

Water in after application, guard rule