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| 1 Gallon | about 1 to 1.5 gallons |
|---|---|
| 5 Gallon shrub | about 4 to 5 gallons |
| 5 Gallon tree | about 5 to 15 gallons |
| 15 Gallon | about 15 to 20 gallons |
Larger sizes: water until a screwdriver slides in to the depth on your plant's card.
A battery hose timer with a soaker ring makes this much easier.
We could not match your plants to a group, so here is the full guide.
Same schedule for drip or hand watering. Summer is May to September. Cooler months are October to April.Summer is May to September. Spring and fall are March, April, October and November. Winter is December to February.Summer is June to August. Spring is April and May, and fall is September and October. Winter is November to March. In winter, water late in the morning on a mild day so it soaks in before night. To check, push a long screwdriver in an hour after watering. It slides easily through wet soil and stops at dry soil.
Too much water is the most common way to lose a new cactus or agave. On a shrub or tree drip line, a cactus gets too much water, so give it its own line.
Many cacti can come off the drip after the second year. Keep cactus soil dry on freeze nights.
Groundcovers and perennials once rooted: every 7 to 10 days in summer, about every 2 weeks in spring and fall, about every 3 weeks in winter.
Until a plant is rooted, keep stretching the time between waterings slowly. Shrubs in spring and fall: somewhere between the summer and winter numbers.
Sandy soil or small plants: use the shorter number. Clay or big plants: the longer number.
Until a plant is rooted, keep stretching the time between waterings slowly.
Sandy soil or small plants: use the shorter number. Clay or big plants: the longer number.
Rooted desert trees in spring and fall: every 3 to 4 weeks.
Too much water grows fast, weak wood that can break or blow over in monsoon winds.
Once rooted, water at the outer edge of the branches, never only at the trunk. Keep trees on a different drip valve from shrubs.
Rooted trees in spring and fall: every 10 to 12 days.
Once rooted, water at the outer edge of the branches, never only at the trunk. Keep trees on a different drip valve from shrubs.
Sandy soil or small trees: use the shorter number. Clay or big trees: the longer number.
Palms root best when planted in warm weather. As the palm grows, widen the area you water.
Citrus in spring and fall: somewhere between the summer and winter numbers.
Peach, plum, apple and other fruit trees once rooted: every 1 to 2 weeks while growing, about monthly in winter.
Citrus does not grow outdoors this high up.
Light watering every day leaves salt in the soil. Water deeply and less often.
Water deeply through the first summer so the roots grow deep. Spring and fall: somewhere between the summer and winter numbers.
Grasses rest and turn tan in winter, so they need little water then. Cut back once a year in late winter, before new growth, to a few inches. Some years can be skipped.
Drip, not spray, keeps reseeding down. Lily turf and sedges need more water. Tap its name above for the Care tab.
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Stop watering, let the soil dry, and send us photos right away.
That is normal heat stress. Only water if the soil is dry 2 to 3 inches down.
Check the soil. Dry means water deeply and less often. Soggy means let it dry out first.
Fix any overwatering first, then use a chelated iron product.
That is sunburn. Shade new succulents their first summer. Paint bare trunks with white tree paint.
Only on the south and west side means sun. Starting at the tips and edges is often salt.
Do not prune yet. Wait for new growth in spring, usually around March.
Dig small holes through the hard layer beside the root ball, not under it. Refill them with the same soil.
Most bugs on new growth wash off with a strong spray from the hose.
Send the whole plant, a close-up of the problem, and your watering setup.
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