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| Hello!
I just planted boxwood in a container outside (see attached pic) 15" high x 48" long. The shrubs are each 16". How much should I water each of them? I planted them a week ago. I've been watering them 1 gallon per week. Initial watering was a complete soak. It's still above freezing here. Any suggestions on how much to water, this winter and year-round would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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| No one can give specific watering instructions that are meaningful, but water when the plant needs it is probably the safest advice. Unless you're using a soil that holds little or no perched water, any other advice could quickly get you into trouble. Watering is an art that is VERY under-appreciated by a high % of hobby growers. Test the soil deep in the pot with a wood dowel or skewer & only water when it feels almost but not completely dry deep in the pot. That advice needs to be tempered by common sense, however - if the roots of a recent transplant/repot are in the top 1/3 of the pot, it's bad form to let the pot dry nearly to the bottom. Al
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