• CHECK SOIL MOISTURE WITH FINGER CLOSE TO ROOT BALL
• WATER PLANTS AT ROOT BALL (ROOT ZONE) SLOWLY AND DEEPLY, WITH LOW WATER PRESSURE AND ALLOWING WATER TO SOAK IN TO THE GROUND
• MIST AND WET THE LEAVES / FOLIAGE OF THE PLANTS TO COOL THEM OFF –
DO THIS EACH TIME YOU WATER THE PLANTS
• MISTING CAN BE DONE AT ANY TIME TO COOL THE PLANTS
• WATER PLANTS ONCE EVERY 5-7 DAYS
• THIS CYCLE OF WATERING WILL ALLOW THE ROOT ZONE TO BE WET, THEN SLIGHTLY DRY, THEN WET AGAIN – WHICH IS BEST FOR THE PLANTS
• WATER FOR A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR
• THIS SEASON AND NEXT – JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER ARE CRITICAL – CAREFUL OBSERVATION IS NEEDED
• IF DECEMBER IS MILD, THEN YOU NEED TO ADD WATER IF THERE IS NO RAIN
• IN JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST – WATERING MAY NEED TO BE INCREASED TO EVERY OTHER TO EVERY 3 DAYS, DEPENDING ON WEATHER (90 – 100 DEGREES, HOT AND DRY)
• IN EARLY SPRING, OR LATE FALL – WATERING MAY BE NOT NEEDED AT ALL IF WE HAVE REGULAR RAIN
MOST IMPORTANT: CAREFUL OBSERVATION IS REQUIRED, DO NOT LET THE PLANTS BE TOO WET OR TOO DRY. |