Top 3 things you can do to help your landscape beat the heat!
1. Mulch is vital to plants for keeping cool. There are many benefits to adding mulch to your landscape
- Keeps root zones cooler, moist and prevents evaporation.
- Prevents weeds which steal water and nutrients from your plants
- Properly mulched planting beds hold water longer.
2. Drip, Drip, Drip
Drip Irrigation is the best way to water your planting beds as it is much more efficient than traditional irrigation. As much as 60% of the water used by traditional spray and rotor irrigation is lost to evaporation and never makes it to your thirsty plants. Drip irrigation, however, is a much more effective delivery system that puts water directly onto the root zones of the plants. When the drip tubing is properly covered with mulch, almost none of the water is lost to evaporation.
3. Program your irrigation system
In order to optimize your ability to water your landscape and follow the watering restrictions, it is important to review your programming for your irrigation system. Resetting your controller so you are using your drip irrigation on all the allowable days and watering your turf on the correct day of the week will keep your landscape in good shape and keep you in compliance and avoid citations with the watering authorities
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