|
| In June we planted our gardens, with the help of an expert from High Country Gardens. We planted over 150 plants. We also SELF installed a drip watering system (lots of FUN here in June!) which has been a lifesaver. The established potintilla (planted last year) all died from too much watering. Unfortunately, being a newbie at this xeriscape gardening and having a fantastic watering system, lead me to believe that ALL my plants would benefit from more watering. Wrong. Same thing happened to the antique roses that were planted 2 years ago, but I cut off the water to them in time.
My husband was offered a temporary job for a year two hours away. We found someone to stay at the house and we alternate, she comes to ABQ about every 3 weeks for the weekend and we go home. She knows virtually nothing about gardening. Had I known we would not be here to oversee our new plants, (too many to list), I would have thought twice, maybe three times about planting so many.But it was done. So now, it's September and my trusty expert has left the country. I am now watering each bed for 45 min, 3 times a week, 1/2 gallon emitters. Before he left he told me to disconnect the drip irrigation system by the middle of Oct, our first freeze here in N. New Mexico. My question is, should I cut down the watering now, until mid Oct? And if so, by how much? Thanks for your help, Susie |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ: Sunset 13 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 19, 10 at 18:40
| Cut back by dropping one watering a week for the next three weeks. NOW: M W F then turn it off and drain it. Next year, don't water more than once a week for a couple hours each watering ... and the year after that you should be able to water just when it's unusually hot. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Southwestern Gardening Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.