Vegetable Gardens

Growing Vegetables at Home

Customers who have non-commercial vegetable gardens at their residences may operate drip irrigation on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Stage 3 during watering hours. This exception to the designated days for drip irrigation requires that:

  • The beds being irrigated are exclusively dedicated to vegetables. Landscaped beds that include only an occasional vegetable/companion vegetable plant such as squash or kale are not exclusively vegetable beds. Beds of edible florals are not considered exclusively vegetable beds.
  • Vegetables grown are used for home consumption and not sold commercially.
  • Hand watering any time, any day is allowed. Any other type of irrigation in a vegetable garden is subject to the watering rules.
  • Drip irrigation on any other parts of the residence other than in the vegetable garden beds must only be operated on Monday and Friday, per the drought Stage 3 watering rules.

You do not need to apply for a variance. For additional information about the optimal way to use drip irrigation in a residential vegetable garden please visit the Texas AgriLife website.