- Be sure to water deeply to encourage a strong root system.
- You can use soaker hoses. Lay them throughout the beds and around the base of plants.
- IMPORTANT - check the soil regularly with a shovel to be sure it is not too wet or too dry. This is really the only way to know if you are over or under watering.
- Soil in new home sites tends not to drain well. If drainage is a problem, add generous amounts of gypsum to loosen the soil. Stop watering and try to drain off excess water.
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Trees And Shrubs
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- Water 2 - 3” once a week, especially the first and second years.
- Water trees and large bushes individually by placing a hose near the base of plants and delivering a slow trickle of water for a couple of hours.
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Perennials
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- Water deeply about 2” once a week to promote strong root growth. After the first year, plants need only 1” of water per week.
- Apply water at the base of the plant, rather than overhead. This keeps the leaves dry and helps to prevent disease.
- Water in the morning if possible.
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Be especially attentive during hot, dry summer months and increase water as needed.
Alder
Arborvitae
Ash
Azalea
Baldcypress
Barberry
Beech
Birch
Boxwood
Buckthorn (Tallhedge)
Burning Bush
Butterfly Bush
Chokeberry
Clethra
Cotoneaster (Spreading)
Cotoneaster (Upright)
Crab Tree
Current (alpine)
Daphne
Dogwood (Cornelian Cherry)
Dogwood (Gray)
Dogwood (Ivory Halo)
Dogwood (Pagoda)
Dogwood (Redtwig)
Forsythia
Fothergilla
Hawthorn
Hemlock
Holly
Honeylocust
Hornbeam
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Hydrangea (Annabelle)
Hydrangea (Oak Leaf)
Juniper
Kerria
Lilac
Linden
Magnolia
Maple
Oak
Pear
Pine (Mugo)
Pine (Tree)
Privet
Purple
Plum
Quince
Redbud
Redwood (Dawn)
Rhododendron
Rose
Serviceberry
Smokebush
Spirea
Spruce
Sumac
Sweetwpire
Viburnum
Weigela
Winterberry
Witchhazel
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