Got Water?
A living creature can survive without food, but not so much without water. The same goes for your freshly planted trees and shrubs. So, the topic of the day? Water!!
This summers’ weather throughout the Rocky Mountain West can be summed up in two words, hot & dry. One topic we cannot stress enough with our clients is the importance of maintaining a regular watering schedule. A typical notion people have is that the previous winters’ snow pack will provide enough water for their trees to get them through the summer. Unless it is an abnormally wet summer, which is a rarity in the west, supplemental watering is a necessity for the health of your trees and shrubs. This is especially crucial for our clients in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and Colorado, where our environment is characterized as a dry climate zone.
When installing trees and shrubs, our #1 recommendation is to install an automated irrigation system to provide daily water management. A drip system for trees and shrubs is by far the most efficient method for distributing water to the root zone and also for water conservation, a precious commodity in this day and age. Our conifer and deciduous trees and shrubs, whether on our farm or our installed throughout the Jackson Hole area, respond best when scheduled for daily, incremental watering. Instead of one extended watering for an hour (or whatever your need may be), we find it better to water incrementally throughout the day, i.e. three 20 minute periods, morning, afternoon, and evening. The water will be more efficiently absorbed and percolate deeper into the ground promoting a healthier tree and larger root system for hydration.
So, protect your landscape investment; quench your trees thirst and they will not only grow faster, but much healthier and happier!
