This Month in Your Southwest Yard – July

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 July Garden Tasks

As temperatures climb, it becomes more important to check your irrigation emitters, valves, and lines for clogs, leaks, and breaks.

As temperatures climb, it becomes more important to check your irrigation emitters, valves, and lines for clogs, leaks, and breaks.

 

 

Smart water-wise practices pay off now:

 

Climate-adapted plants + mulch + deep watering =

less water use + happy plants + a beautiful yard!

 

 

~ Check irrigation emitters, valves, and lines for clogs, leaks, and breaks.

~ Flush out lines by removing end caps with your water system on; sand or deposits that build up in lines can clog emitters.

~ If you water by hand, leave a dripping hose at the drip-line of trees and shrubs (at the outer edge of branches) to deeply soak soil once a month; set a timer to remind you to move hose to next plant.

~ Keep adding to mulches as they decompose to conserve water, keep roots cool, and reduce the frequency of watering.

~ Encourage repeat blooming by pinching or cutting back dead flowers on annuals, perennials and shrubs

 

Check out our featured “Plant of The Month” for July