Water Me !

We had some much needed rain on Friday afternoon unfortunately it came in the form of a thunderstorm and not a long, slow, soaking rain.

For those of us that install and care for plants we are always telling out clients that this kind of storm does not provide sufficient moisture to "skip" a watering. I just went an pulled a few soil cores from the lawn area outside my office window to find the soil is like dust again, no moisture down about 6" .



Watching the weather yesterday they were discussing what could be our 4th heat wave this week and we are still in July. The only rain in the forecast is showers. Speaking for all of your plants they would appreciate some water. It is critical for plants that were planted this year as well as plants that were planted last year. I was reminded of this just last week when I noticed a number of azaleas that we planted last fall struggling because that had had no additional water this year.

We are recommending that you water your landscape plants. For well established plants a good soaking every two weeks or so is adequate. For new plantings without the extensive root system of established plants please follow the care instructions that may have been on the tag or provided by the installer. For evergreen plants it is beneficial to continue the watering operations into the early winter since they will continue to loose water through the needles or leaves all winter long.

If the idea of holding a hose is not your idea of fun there are other options ranging from a soaker hose to a fully automated irrigation system. If you have any questions or need any assistance please let us know.