WINDY LOCATIONS:
WIND DRIES PLANTS OUT MORE QUICKLY. PLANTS IN WINDY LOCATIONS MAY NEED MORE FREQUENT WATERING.
SLOPES:
PLANTS PLANTED ON A SLOPE WILL DRY OUT MORE QUICKLY, SINCE THE WATER RUNS DOWNHILL AWAY FROM THE ROOT. BE SURE TO KEEP THE HOSE PRESSURE AT A VERY SLOW TRICKLE AND WATER MORE FREQUENTLY.
OVERHANGS:
PLANTS PLANTED UNDER A ROOF OVERHANG WILL NEED MORE WATER. THE SOIL IN THAT AREA TENDS TO BE DRIER BECAUSE IT DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY RAIN.
This is where most of the HANGING BASKETS are hung and there care is important for there summer beauty. Don't put your TUB GARDENS under the roof drip edge because when it rains ti will wash the soil out of the tub.
FREQUENT SHALLOW WATERING:
LEADS TO SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEMS. PLANTS WITH SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEMS ARE NOT VERY DROUGHT TOLERANT.
DEEP WATERING:
ENCOURAGES DEEP ROOTING AND A MORE DROUGHT-RESISTANT PLANT.
THINGS TO AVOID:
DO NOT USE SOFT WATER:
OSCILLATING SPRINKLER:
WHILE EXCELLENT FOR WATERING LAWNS, WHICH HAVE A RELATIVELY SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM, A SPRINKLER DOES NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT WATER FOR DEEPER-ROOTED PLANTS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO FOLIAR FUNGAL DISEASES.
BUCKET METHOD:
A BUCKET OF WATER POURED AROUND A PLANT WILL BE APPLIED TOO QUICKLY TO SOAK IN BEFORE MOST OF THE WATER RUNS OFF.
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