If it doen't rain by this weekend it will be a month since it last rained.
I don't count the short drizzles we've had as rain-they're just teases
that slightly wet the surface of the earth but don't come near to the
saturation plants really need right now.
I've seen some well established trees and shrubs wilting and dropping
their leaves. I've passed many a dehydrated garden full of yellow crispy
yews, shriveled lilacs, needleless pines, and completely wilted
perennials. If this is happening to established gardens with roots deep
into the earth, you can imagine how newly planted gardens and container
gardens are doing...badly to say the least. If you have a container garden
or have plants newly installed you must be thoroughly watering them
everyday and put a layer of mulch around them if you want them to survive.
Even so, these plants are vulnerable and a one month drought may just be
too much for them-expect to lose a few ferns.
If you can't water your plants everyday and can't get a neighbor or
someone to water your plants for you, then you must have an irrigation
system that's on a timer.
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