Caring for Plants: Irrigation & Feeding Guidelines
Watering Guidelines
You can achieve tremendous savings in labor, materials, and water using sustainable irrigation methods. Click here to read our recommendations and learn about the differences between sustainable and conventional irrigation systems.
In the following table, “new” plants are 1–2 years old; “established” plants have been through two monsson seasons.
| Sustainable* | Conventional** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Est | New | Est | |
| Spring (late April – June) |
Saturate 1x / wk | --- | Spray: 3x/wk for 30 min | Spray: 2x/wk for 45 min |
| --- | Drip: 2x/wk for 45 min | Drip: 1x/wk for 1 hour | ||
| Summer (June – early Sept) |
Supplement rain during monsoons to keep soil moist for 8 wks | --- | Spray: 4x/wk for 45 min | Spray: 3x/wk for 45 min |
| Drip: 3x/wk for 1 hr | Drip: 2x/wk for 1 hour | |||
| Fall (early Sept – mid Oct) |
Saturate 1x / wk | --- | Spray: 3x/wk for 30 min | Spray: 1x/wk for 30 min |
| Drip: 2x/wk for 45 min | Drip: 1x/wk for 45 min | |||
| Winter | Drought yrs: saturate 1x / 3 wks | --- | Drought yrs: saturate 1x / 3 wks | Drought yrs: saturate 1x / 3 wks |
*Assumes a landscape of site-appropriate native vegetation
**Assumes a mixed landscape of native and non-native plants
Feeding
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