Gardening Tips: Water at the right time and deep

It is amazing to me sometimes how quickly things can change in the gardening world. Back in April, we were all complaining about how wet the garden was and how the rain we’d had up to that point had delayed a lot of our planting and yard work. Now, nearly two months later, the weather has gotten warmer and the rain has slowed down and the hottest, driest part of the year is looming. While we are certainly not in any immediate danger of facing the kind of drought that we had in 2007 and 2008, I have started to hear more and more people mumbling things like: “We sure could use a bit of rain.”

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