Know whenand how muchto water to help your garden grow, according to experts.
Here’s everything you should probably know to determine your ideal summer watering schedule.
So say goodbye to scorched lawns and brown flowersor high water bills.
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Design your summer watering schedule based on your plants.
But there are some parts of your garden that may need more help than that.
When it comes to containers, bigger is definitely better.
Choosing a larger container allows for more soil, and will allow you to go longer between waterings.
Put plants together that have similar watering needs.
When you’re planning out your landscaping, venture to keep plants with similar watering requirements together.
Measure how much water your sprinkler produces.
Water at the right time of day.
That way, the water can reach the roots before the sunshine burns it away.
Water the soil, not the foliage.
Sprinklers tend to get water everywhere, including on the plant’s foliage.
(That reduces both evaporation and water waste.)
Many places will have specific days for watering based on your address or zip code, Singleton says.
