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Water Wise Wisdom
By Anonymous — Monday, June 1st, 2015
Here are some ideas on how you can save water in your garden. Mulch, mulch, mulch! A layer of 2 - 4 inches of wood mulch will reduce water use tremendously. Don't let the mulch layer get less than 2 inches. Water your plants in the morning. The cool part of the day is the best time to water. Water deeply. You need to train the plants in your garden where to find water. By watering deeply, roots will be able to grow deeply and find the moisture they need. Water your trees. Many of our trees are expecting to have water during the summer because they have always had water during the summer. When watering trees, water slowly and deeply for many hours. Apply water halfway out to the drip line of the tree and not at the trunk of the tree. Use organic fertilizer. Organic fertilizers breakdown slowly allowing the plant to use the nutrients they need. Water use communities. When designing your yard, create areas with similar water requirements. Keeping plants together with the same water needs will allow you to water for those plants needs and not the one plant that needs more than the rest. WUCOLS. This web site will let you know what the water requirements of plants are so you can easily create water use communities in your garden. http://ucanr.edu/sites/WUCOLS/ June 20th - At our Summer Rose Care class at 9am we will be talking about these ideas and answering your dry questions. Otto & Sons Nursery |
