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Watering of drought-tolerant plants until established
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Posted by grdnr_wannabe California (My Page) on Wed, Oct 7, 09 at 16:44
| I am having difficulty knowing how much to water drought-tolerant plants, in particular Pink Rockroses (cistus skanbergii). I planted them in the spring, along with several other drought-tolerant plants. Most of the other plants are fine, but the rockroses are dying, and I cannot determine if I am overwatering or underwatering. I have read that drought-tolerant plants can easily be overwatered. At the same time, I have read that I need to keep them moist until established. I was watering them deeply about once a week in the hot summer, but now that the weather has cooled, should I cut back on the water? They are far from established...they have not grown at all since I planted them, and a lot of the green leaves have yellowed. Help, please. |
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RE: Watering of drought-tolerant plants until established
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| they are definititely being underwatered. 2-3 times a week in summer until established. I would still water them 2-3 times a week until your night time temps are consistently below 45 deg. F., weekly after that. What zone are you in? |
RE: Watering of drought-tolerant plants until established
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| Thanks for your suggestion. I will water more often. I am in zone 9 (inland valley of Southern California). I also forgot to mention that all the plants, including the rockroses, are surrounded by rocks. I had put down a layer of landscape fabric with river rocks on top, so I believe that helps to keep the soil from drying out. I did recently make sure the rocks weren't right up against the trunks of the plants. |
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